Senior Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham today lamented that he was feeling "cheated" after believing that Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP government would protect the interests of the Kapu community.
It may be mentioned here that Padmanabham and his wife recently went on indefinite fast demanding reservation for the Kapu community by including it in the BC list. As the issue snowballed into a major crisis for Naidu and his government, a delegation of the AP government comprising ministers called upon the fasting leader and persuaded him to withdraw his fast by making numerous assurances on the Kapu issue.
Speaking to the media at his native Kirlampudi village, Padmanabham alleged that the TDP government and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had let him down badly.
"I feel cheated for believing them. Not a single promise made by Naidu has been fulfilled so far," he lamented.
"I was made to break my indefinite strike by numerous promises made to me. Loans are being doled out only to members of the yellow brigade. The promise to include a Kapu in the BC Commission is yet to be fulfilled. What is more, those who had participated in the Kapu Garjana in Tuni are being continuously harassed with false cases," he charged.
He warned that Naidu was compelling him to take to the streets once again for the cause of the Kapu community.
Reiterating that he did not have any political affiliation with any Party, Padmanabham asserted that he was fighting only for the interests of the Kapu community.
He revealed that his future plan would be announced soon after his meeting with Kapu leaders on Thursday to chalk out a future course of action.