Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday, described CM Kiran Kumar Reddy's Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu program as a "bogus scheme" meant to cheat unemployed youth.
Addressing the TDP's leaders and senior cadre at NTR Trust Bhavan, Naidu said the RYK program has already drawn criticism not only from Opposition parties but also from state cabinet ministers, MLAs and the Congress High Command.
"How can the government provide employment to 15 lakh unemployed persons under the RYK scheme at a time when it is not taking any decision on regularizing the services of contract and outsourcing employees?" he asked.
Naidu charged that the YSR government had launched the Jalayagnam program not for the benefit of the farmers but to make "bribe money" in huge quantities and to benefit contractors.
He criticized the government for not completing "even one irrigation project" launched under the Jalayagnam so far.
The TDP chief alleged that the Congress had announced 4.5% reservation for Muslims within BCs only with an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections in 5 states.
Demanding that the government make public the ACB report on liquor scam, he slammed the alleged nexus of ministers with the liquor syndicate in the state.
He said that the TDP Rythu Porubata for the cause of farmers would be taken up in all the remaining 3 districts - Krishna, East Godavari and West Godavari - soon.
"Farmers are scared to start farm operations due to a shortage of rains and the lack of water in the irrigation projects. All crops are likely to wither in the coming years, due to the water and power crisis," he said.
He said that the TDP would continue its fight for farmers cause and take its agitation to the national level with like-minded parties.
Slamming the government for not implementing relief measures in the drought-affected mandals, Naidu said that farmers were forced to declare "crop holidays" due to a lack of government support to farm produce.
Naidu said that the power crisis in the state is severe and "mind-boggling", and that farmers and citizens alike were upset with the huge power shortage. (INN)