Tag: Andhra Pradesh

Chandrababu Naidu blames the BJP's "inefficiency" for what he describes as a threat to national security in the wake of Pakistan's reaction to criticism for last week's terrorist attack in Pulwama. In comments published by ANI, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh accused BJP leaders of "belittling" India with their "petty" actions and "wrongdoing". He said he would not tolerate what he described as the "jeopardising" of national security for self-interest. Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu: Will not tolerate jeopardizing National security for self-interests. Tough action should be taken on terror attacks. It has said the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed and its leader, Masood Azhar, in Pakistan should be sufficient proof for Islamabad to take action. "The prime minister of Pakistan has offered to investigate the matter if India provides proof. This is a lame excuse," the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Likewise, on the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase, there has been no progress." Meanwhile, the Indian Army has warned parents of Kashmiri terrorists that anyone who picks up a gun in the Valley will be killed, and urged them to ask their children to surrender.

Describing Jagan as his family friend, the actor said he called on him to congratulate him on successful completion of his 'padyatra'. The actor met Jaganmohan Reddy, who is the leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly, at the latter's Lotus Pond residence in Hyderabad. Speculation was also rife that he could have met Jagan on behalf of someone close to him to seek an Assembly or MP ticket from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. Nagarjuna told reporters that he is not keen on politics. He said there was no politics in his meeting with Jagan. The YSRCP chief is hopeful of coming to power in the state after he recently completed a 429-day-long padayatra covering 3,648 km. YSRCP leaders claim that Jagan had reached out to two crore people during the padayatra, covering 134 out of 175 Assembly constituencies in the state. Jagan had set out on the padayatra on November 6, 2017, from his hometown Idupulapaya in Kadapa district. Meanwhile, asked about the meeting between Jagan and Nagarjuna, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and Guntur MP Galla Jayadev told reporters, “I am neither in YSRCP or in Hyderabad, so I can’t comment on the meeting. Me and Nagarjuna are good friends.