India
pti-PTI
Delhi
Election:
Ahead
of
the
Delhi
assembly
polls,
TDP
chief
and
Andhra
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
N
Chandrababu
Naidu
on
Monday
said
the
AAP-led
government
model
has
“failed” and
people
should
vote
for
a
party
that
can
lead
to
inclusive
growth.
Addressing
a
press
conference
here,
Naidu
said
people
are
worried
about
staying
in
Delhi
because
of
the
“weather
and
political
pollution”.
Photo
Credit:
https://x.com/ncbn
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
N
Chandrababu
Naidu
There
has
been
no
development
in
the
national
capital,
he
asserted.
“Politicians
have
to
always
think
about
today,
tomorrow
and
the
future.
A
government
with
good
public
policy
can
transform
society,” he
said.
I campaigned in Delhi for @BJP4India ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. It was a pleasure to connect with the vibrant Telugu community here. I urged everyone to ensure BJP’s victory for a brighter future for Delhi and to help realize the vision of a Viksit Bharat, as… pic.twitter.com/Sk8ozGONAl
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) February 2, 2025“>
Taking
a
jibe
at
the
AAP
government,
he
said
Delhi
has
a
“half-engine
sarkar”,
and
needs
a
double
engine
sarkar
to
achieve
development.
Performance
and
better
living
standards
are
becoming
relevant
and
not
ideology,
Naidu
said
and
added
“poor
people
in
Delhi
have
to
think
if
they
want
to
live
permanently
in
slums.”
Naidu,
whose
party
TDP
is
an
ally
of
the
ruling
NDA
at
the
Centre,
also
said
that
his
party
fully
supports
Budget
2025
as
it
aims
to
achieve
the
goal
of
Viksit
Bharat
by
2047.
“We
are
in
agreement
with
them.
We
are
happy.
It
syncs
with
our
10
principles
of
growth,” Naidu
said.
The
AP
CM
also
questioned
the
sustainability
of
welfare
politics
without
wealth
creation.
“Without
creating
wealth,
what
is
the
right
of
a
politician
to
distribute
wealth?”
he
asked,
calling
for
a
national
debate
on
the
issue.
Drawing
from
his
political
experience
since
1978,
Naidu
highlighted
the
stark
contrast
between
Delhi’s
current
state
and
its
historical
position
as
a
career-building
hub.
“Originally,
Delhi
used
to
be
home
for
building
careers.
It
was
our
pride.
Today,
nobody
is
coming
here.
People
are
going
from
Delhi
to
other
places
for
livelihood
and
opportunities,”
he
observed.
The
TDP
chief
particularly
criticised
the
Aam
Aadmi
Party’s
(AAP)
governance
in
Delhi
and
Punjab,
questioning
the
lack
of
infrastructure
development
in
the
capital
over
the
last
decade.
He
cited
issues
with
water
quality,
claiming
residents
“cannot
differentiate
between
drinking
and
drainage
water”
despite
Central
government
schemes
like
AMRUT
and
Jal
Jeevan
Mission.
On
development
projects,
he
asked
if
there
“has
been
any
infra
projects
in
the
last
10
years?
Long
back,
the
metro
had
come.
Nothing
has
been
done.”
Naidu
termed
Delhi’s
controversial
liquor
policy
as
the
“worst
scam”
compared
to
other
corruption
cases
and
spoke
about
his
own
experience
of
introducing
Extra
Neutral
Alcohol
(ENA)
in
1995
to
reduce
impurities
in
liquor.
Advocating
for
a
development-focused
approach,
Naidu
proposed
his
“P4”
model
—
public,
private,
and
people’s
partnership
—
to
address
poverty.
He
suggested
that
the
top
10
percent
of
high-net-worth
individuals
should
adopt
the
bottom
20
percent
to
improve
living
standards.
Expressing
confidence
in
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
leadership,
Naidu
endorsed
the
vision
of
India
becoming
a
developed
nation
by
2047.
He
cited
the
success
of
his
own
“Hyderabad
model”
from
1995,
which
he
said
has
made
the
city
“the
most
livable
place”
with
the
highest
per
capita
income
in
Telangana.
Addressing
the
Congress-AAP
rift,
Naidu
emphasised
development
over
ideology.
“Be
on
the
right
side,
not
on
the
left
side,
then
you
can
move
forward.
Otherwise,
on
the
left
side,
you
will
be
ignored
and
isolated,”
he
said,
adding
that
“right
development
is
right
politics.”
The
Andhra
chief
minister
stressed
that
only
sustainable
wealth
creation
can
support
welfare
measures,
urging
a
shift
in
political
discourse
from
ideological
lines
to
developmental
priorities.
“Some
people
have
created
wealth
in
30
years
and
managed
everything.
Some
people
will
come
and
destroy
everything.
Whose
interest
is
this?
We
have
to
discuss
this.
Development
has
to
go
on
and
you
cannot
derail
(development)
with
political
and
public
policies
for
cheap
popularity,”
Naidu
said.
PM
Modi
took
welfare
measures
during
COVID-19
and
even
developed
countries
did
it,
but
the
government’s
focus
should
be
on
empowering
people,
he
added.
Delhi
goes
to
polls
on
February
5
and
the
results
will
be
declared
on
February
8.
