Asking people to elect as Chief Minister a leader who listens to the heart beat of the people, YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the state is in need of a credible leader who can implement the welfare policies in right earnest as YSR did.

Addressing a largely attended YSR Jana Bheri public meeting at Parvathipuram in Vizianagaram district on Wednesday, he said TDP President Chandrababu Naidu has betrayed the cause of Telugu people by joining hands with Congress President Sonia and allowing division of the state in the most injudicious manner.

Taking objection to Naidu’s remarks Jagan Mohan Reddy said “Naidu backstabbed people by supporting the anti-people regime of Kiran Kumar Reddy all these years and extending his unstinted support to the plethora of taxes imposed on people.

Promising people that he is committed to restore the welfare state of the YSR, he said, soon after coming to power, he would first sign the files relating to Amma Vodi, Pensions to old, disabled, agricultural prices stabilization fund, waiver of DWCRA loans, administration at the door step of the people, housing for the poor, restructuring of the Arogyasree Scheme, super specialty hospitals in all districts, 7-hour free power supply during day time for farmers, removal of belt shops and appointment of women as village policewomen, power supply to the poor at Rs.100 up to 150 units a month and providing employment to all youth.

He introduced to the people the party candidates for the Paravatipuram assembly and Araku LS seats Prasanna and Kothapalli Geeta respectively and asked them to cast their franchise in their favour during the ensuing elections.