Chandrababu Naidu on dharna against raids

VIJAYAWADA:

TDP president and chief minister

N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday held a brief sit-in protest at Dr Ambedkar statue alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was resorting to witch-hunt politics.


Naidu gave a representation to Dr Ambedkar statue seeking justice ahead of elections as the PM was using I-T officials against TDP leaders. He called Modi a demon and warned the PM against targeting Andhra people and its leaders for political gains.

The TDP chief released balloons with images of 'demon' Modi. He said Modi was targeting TDP leaders to help YSRC in the elections. He said he would defeat this conspiracy and protect the state.

He criticised the Modi government for

I-T raids against TDP

leaders including Rajya Sabha member CM Ramesh, TTD chairman and party candidate Bida Mastan Rao. "Why only TDP leaders are targeted by I-T officials? Is it not a conspiracy?" Naidu asked.