Pawan Kalyan said that the TDP is necessary for good governance and development of Andhra Pradesh.
Krishna, Andhra Pradesh:
Actor-turned-politician and JanaSena Party (JSP) president K Pawan Kalyan on Thursday dismissed speculations about his exit from the NDA in support of the TDP and said he will announce any decision to leave as and when required is.
Pawan Kalyan also took a swipe at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and asked him to focus on his party and the upcoming elections.
“I will let you know Jagan and other YSRCP leaders before I come out of the NDA. You have to take care of your party and think how you can score 175/175 positions in the upcoming polls,” said Pawan Kalyan while addressing the ‘Varahi Yatra’. ‘ held in Mudinepalli Mandal of Krishna district.
“I have the phone numbers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah. I will let you know if I come out of the NDA block,” the JSP chief added.
This comes after Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday offered his full support to the TDP and jailed supremo Chandrababu Naidu.
Mr. Kalyan said that the TDP is necessary for good governance and development of Andhra Pradesh.
“TDP is a strong party and Andhra Pradesh needs the Telugu Desam Party for good governance, for the development of the state. Today TDP is in a battle, we will support them. TDP needs Janasaink’s young blood support in this situation. If TDP and Janasena join hands YSRCP will be immersed in the state,” Pavan Kalyan said at a public meeting in Pedana district of Krishna on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, the Pawan Kalyan-led JanaSena Party made it clear that the actor-turned-politician is not quitting the NDA but is supporting the Telugu Desam in times of need.
The party said Pawan Kalyan in his speech in Krishna district did not say he would quit the NDA.
“Pawan Kalyan said even though I am in the NDA, I am coming out to say that we will support the TDP because they are weak now. This does not mean he is leaving NDA, it means that despite being part of NDA Kalyan will support TDP as they are weak now,” said Bolisetty Satyanarayana, state secretary general and spokesperson of JanaSena party.
“So I want to make this clear to the people that we are very much with the NDA and we will also be with the TDP. We are with the TDP because its experience is needed to dislodge the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP). Andhra Pradesh,” the JSP spokesperson added.
On September 14, Pawan Kalyan visited Chandrababu Naidu at the Rajahmundry Central Jail, where the latter is lodged after being sent to court in a ‘skill development scam’ case.
JSP chief Pawan Kalyan had also attended a meeting of the NDA held in Delhi on July 18. Sources said Pawan Kalyan had also proposed an alliance of TDP, BJP and his party in Andhra Pradesh to fight YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP. The BJP is yet to take a decision on this.
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