Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy gave his first interview on election campaign. Speaking to India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai, CM Reddy spoke on a wide range of issues. Here are some highlights
On pole strategy he articulated that ‘there is no anti-incumbency on govt or CM. ‘I am asking for votes in my name… It’s bipolar contest in Andhra Pradesh’ he said.
On Andhra Pradesh’s capital city Jagan said that Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh capital. ‘Visakhapatnam is the biggest city in Andhra Pradesh. With an investment of probably 10,000 crores or 5000 crores over a period of may be 5-10 years, you would actually see Vizag competing with Hyderabad, Bangalore or Chennai over the course of the next 10 years’ added Jagan.
On Stone throwing incident he blamed TDP’s people throwing stones at him. On arrest of Chandrababu Naidu, ‘Courts deemed it fit for Naidu to be sent to prison for 52 days, then that means he has done something’, said Jagan.
On possibility of post-poll tieup with BJP ‘They (Modi, Naidu) are together fighting against me… Where is the question of this hypothetical situation?” added Jagan.
On sister Sharmila leading AP Cong Jagan Reddy said, ‘The reason I am hurt is because she (Y S Sharmila) will lose deposits. It pains me the most to see her lose deposits. Chandrababu Naidu, through Revanth, driving my sister and Congress. Congress party is remote controlled by Chandrababu Naidu’
Rejecting charges of dynasty politics Jagan said, ‘In 2014, somebody could have said about me as dynast… Fifteen years after my father’s death, how can you say I am a dynast?’
