Jagan alleges ‘loot & share’ governance

metro india news  I AMARAVATI

YSRCP chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a sharp attack on the ruling coalition government, accusing it of following a loot, share, and consume model of governance. Addressing party cadres in Tadepalligudem constituency, he criticised Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s administration, alleging large-scale financial mismanagement and policy failures.

Jagan announced that he would undertake a statewide padayatra next year, warning that it would intensify political pressure on the government. “From the day the yatra begins, we will expose the government’s failures every single day,” he said.

Questioning the state’s borrowing patterns, the former Chief Minister claimed that during his tenure, a significant portion of loans, around ₹2.73 lakh crore, was directly transferred to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes. In contrast, he alleged that the current government has borrowed ₹3.52 lakh crore in just two years, asking where the funds were being diverted.

He further criticised the government for failing to implement pre-election promises such as the Super Six schemes, accusing it of weakening the rural economy and dismantling welfare programmes introduced by the previous regime.

On the capital issue, Jagan reiterated that his party has a clear and practical vision. He strongly criticised the Amaravati project, calling it a financial drain driven by vested interests. He accused the ruling government of prioritising contracts and commissions over balanced development.

Outlining alternatives, Jagan proposed a decentralised capital model with Visakhapatnam as the executive capital, Kurnool as the judicial capital, and Amaravati as the legislative capital. As another option, he suggested developing a “MAVIGAN” corridor, linking Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, and Guntur, into a capital region with modern infrastructure.

He argued that instead of spending ₹2 lakh crore on Amaravati, a fraction of that investment could create world-class facilities in the proposed corridor. Emphasising decentralisation, Jagan said development should not be concentrated in a single region and urged party workers to prepare for an intensified political movement in the coming months.