Vijayawada: The Nandyal bypoll has been termed as the fight between the state and an individual, who is the leader of Opposition. The political circles of all parties have started showing enthusiasm over the outcome of the bypoll, as the state government took it as a prestigious election. The outcome will have an impact on the welfare schemes and poll promises given by the Chief Minister, according to senior officers.
In his 13-day Nandyal election campaign, in the form of road shows, Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy has toured 30 villages covering 150 km and interacted with 2 lakh people, through his public meetings. The YSRC chief has addressed mammoth crowds, willingly interacted at public gatherings and obliged women and children who sought an audience with him. YSRC leaders seem to be happy, as scores of women came forward to tie Rakhi on Jagan Mohan Reddy on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Responding courteously to thousands of requests, Mr Reddy has this time showed no impatience and happily clicked selfies with the youth and women.
In fact, Mr Reddy stopped his campaign convoy to meet local peasants who requested him to plough their field as an fortuitous gesture. Even before the TD national chief, he has interacted with the people of all religious beliefs, and conducted prayers in all religious places including temples, churches and mosques.
With candidate Shilpa Mohan Reddy by his side, Mr Reddy braved incessant rains and charioted the Nandyal campaign calling the bypolls a battle between Dharma and Adharma. The YSRC chief has instilled a new hope among the people by elaborating on the nine promises (Navaratnaalu) announced in the plenary.
Reminding people about YSRC’s schemes like Arogyasri and fee reimbursement, Mr Reddy assured that the people’s lives would be transformed with Navarat-naalu, once YSRC came into power in 2019.
The YSRC chief has made this trip a responsible one, as the state government had also dumped its entire machinery to exert pressure on the Opposition.
