It looks like Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to give up his silence over the allegations being made by Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and launch a direct attack on him.
He sent his first signals of his aggression when he made a mild attack on Naidu during an interview with a national news agency.
He said the TDP was feeling insecure and hence was making allegations against the Centre.
On Wednesday, Modi stepped up attack on Naidu during a video conference with party cadres of Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency.
He said the Central government had so far released Rs 20,000 cr as grant to AP to offset the revenue deficit and bridge resource gap.
“But Naidu says there was no assistance from the Centre at all. If the money has not reached the state government, where has it gone? Whose pockets did the money go into?" Modi asked.
He alleged that the TDP government was misusing the institutions of the state to spread false news.
He said the state government so far had received Rs 7000cr for Polavaram project. He cited a CAG report which spoke of AP being unable to take up the project efficiently.
"As mentioned in the AP reorganization Act, 10 national level institutions was set up in Andhra Pradesh. It is first time in the history that a state has received so many institutions. TDP and Congress have been in power for many years. Why couldn't they establish such institutions before? Did any National party did as much as BJP did for AP?” he asked.
Stating that the BJP had done a lot for AP, Modi said it would keep contributing to the state in the future also.
“All the promises made will be implemented. But the money received by the government must be spent of the declared purpose only," he said.
