VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh chief minister-elect N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said Amaravati will be the only capital of Andhra Pradesh while his govt will develop Visakhapatnam as an economic powerhouse and Kurnool as the seed hub of the state.
After getting unanimously elected as the leader of NDA in Andhra Pradesh assembly, Naidu assured that there would be no vindictive politics in his govt but added that wrongdoers would be brought to book.
He said the new govt would work with a positive governance approach by putting the state first and he would “work as a common man, not as chief minister”. He even changed the special chair arranged for him and sat in one similar to those for Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and BJP state president D Purandeswari.
Terming the huge mandate as historic, Naidu said that though he has faced many elections, this poll was special to him for many reasons. People have rejected “anarchic and dictatorial” govt, he said, adding that the majorities secured by NDA’s MLAs are equivalent to that of Lok Sabha elections. This showed the anger of people against the YSRCP govt which had “destroyed all democratic institutions”, he said.
Appealing to MLAs to be humble and grounded, he warned them that they would also meet the same fate as YSRCP leaders if they behaved in an arrogant manner.
Naidu was all praise for Pawan for his unconditional support and TDP during the difficult times. He said that the three parties worked in tandem and the kind of coordination that they achieved is unprecedented.
Pawan said AP needs Naidu’s experience and vision. He recalled the meeting between him and Naidu in Rajahmundry central jail when the latter was arrested in the alleged skill development scam. Emotions ran high among all the members when Pawan spoke empathically for Naidu and hugged him. “I have seen how Naidu struggled in jail. How Bhuvaneswari faced hardships. I assured her that bad days will fade away and a new dawn will set in, and the people of Andhra Pradesh made his wish come true,” he said.
