Despite his presence at the event, BJP state incharge Sidharth Nath Singh refused to hold the manifesto for a joint picture.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan at the manifesto release. (Screengrab)
As the joint manifesto of TDP-JSP was released on Tuesday, 30 April, it was marred in controversy owing to the missing BJP branding.
The Manifesto flaunts the pictures of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, but lacks pictures of state saffron unit chief Purandeswari or its national leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Despite the presence of BJP state incharge Sidharth Nath Singh at the event, he refused to hold the manifesto for a joint picture.
The incumbent Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy too weighed in on the TDP-JSP manifesto row, stating in his public speech on Tuesday, in Annamayya district, that the TDP chief received a call from the saffron party headquarters instructing them not to include Modi’s picture anywhere.
The joint manifesto has six main promises each from both political parties—the “Super Six” manifesto announced by TDP last year and six promises — called the “Shanmukha Strategy” —proposed by the Jana Sena Party.
Earlier South First reported that the missing BJP in NDA’s TDP-JSP joint campaigns raised questions in Andhra Pradesh.
However, both the TDP and BJP have responded to the controversies.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu clarified, “The NDA has released a national-level manifesto and is not associating it with any state-level manifestos. However, it has offered support and endorsement, and Jana Sena and TDP will take responsibility for implementing the manifesto.”
The party’s incharge Sidharth Nath Singh intervened and said that his presence at the release itself is the message that this alliance will deliver people’s aspirations on both state and national fronts.
He added: The double engine government is coming, and this will be out on 4 June, and you will see how we will work together.
Further on a reporter’s question to explain the BJP branding missing in the manifesto, Singh reiterated, “Don’t get confused, I am from the national party. We released the national manifesto, there was no mention of any regional party in our national manifesto.”
“The TDP-JSP released their manifesto in the state, and we sit here in support, what more do you want,” he questioned.
Taking a dig at the TDP alliance manifesto fiasco, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, during the campaign, in Annamayya district said, “In the 2014 manifesto, Chandrababu’s photo was displayed alongside Modi and the adopted son (Pawan Kalyan). The signed pamphlet was sent to every household in the state.”
“But before he unveiled the 2024 manifesto, BJP headquarters notified him not to use the Prime Minister’s photo. This incident proves that his promises are unattainable, and BJP disagrees with it,” he claimed.
Earlier releasing his (YSRCP) manifesto on 27 April, in Tadepali, the chief minister questioned if the TDP chief, who ruled for 14 years across 3 terms, truly benefited the people of the state.
He shared that the opposition party is resorting to more lies and deceit to seek votes through their manifesto. He further asked the voters to examine the 2014 TDP-JSP-BJP alliance manifesto.
YS Jagan further claimed the TDP after coming to power deleted its manifesto from its website, and alleged that the same three parties are returning with a new manifesto, with the same fake promises.
The key highest of the manifesto are:
TDP’s ‘Super Six’
JSP’s ‘Shanmukha Strategy’
(Edited by Sumavarsha Kandula)
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