PM Modi 'hollow man', did nothing for nation: AP CM
Amaravati (AP), Dec 23: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Sunday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "hollow" man who has "done nothing" for the country.
He also accused the Modi government of "denying" special category status to Andhra Pradesh, despite promising it in Parliament.
Naidu said Modi did nothing even for his home state Gujarat as its chief minister for 12 years, but made everyone believe he did "great things".
"We all believed this. The whole country believed this but were left cheated", the chief minister said in a continued diatribe against Modi.
He also released a 'white paper' on "implementation" of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and the "connected assurances", here, targeting primarily the PM.
"A leader makes all the difference. We believed what all Narendra Modi said. What is Narendra Modi today... hollow," Naidu remarked.
The prime minister had been campaigning that there was no great leader than him, he alleged, adding "but he is no good".
Naidu also alleged that Modi was seeking to blackmail everyone using "muscle power" and spending "tonnes and tonnes of money" to win elections.
"Since you have money, you are spending tonnes and tonnes to buy votes. Why are you not abolishing Rs 2000 and Rs 500 notes? You are ruining the country and you are responsible for that. Many are forced to do wrong things because of your acts," the Telugu Desam Party chief said.
If the currency notes of Rs 2000 and Rs 500 denominations were not available, people would vote only for those who do good, he said.
"Even if one indulges in corruption, there will be no scope for hoarding (of illicit money)", Naidu said.
He also ridiculed the Central government for "teaching grammar" to the Supreme Court, in the context of its recent ruling on Rafale deal.
"There are grammar mistakes in the sealed cover (presented by the Centre in the Rafale case) to the Supreme Court. What do you call them? They are teaching grammar to the SC... What is the different between a sealed cover and an actual cover? What credibility they have?" he questioned.
He also said the prime minister did not have the right to talk about anything in the country.
Referring to Gujarat, Naidu said Telangana had a better per capita income than Gujarat.
"What justice did Modi do to Gujarat, being its CM for 12 years? Telangana is ahead of Gujarat in terms of per capita income. Soon, AP too would overtake it", he claimed.
It was only out of fear that AP would overtake Gujarat in all respects that the Modi government was denying special category status to the state, though promised in Parliament, Naidu alleged, adding that the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act too were not being implemented.
The 32-page white paper listed the "injustices" done to AP post-bifurcation (in June 2014) and accused the Centre of making no efforts to sort out the differences between AP and Telangana.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
