*Governor’s speech a script of yellow media lies: YSRCP*

Tadepalli, Feb 11, 2026: YSRCP Yerragondapalem MLA Tatiparthi Chandrasekhar said the Governor’s address resembled a compilation of “yellow media” stories and was filled with falsehoods, inflated numbers, baseless allegations and deliberate distortions. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli, he remarked that the speech sounded like a printed version of reports from Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi and TV5 being read out, rather than a factual policy statement. He mocked it as equivalent to holding a press meet for a box-office flop film and claiming record collections. He said the Chandrababu Naidu government, which calls itself visionary, has displayed strange priorities but no real substance, and is afraid that YSRCP will corner it on public issues, which is why it is avoiding discussion on government failures in the Assembly.

Chandrasekhar said the coalition, despite having 164 members, is unable to answer the 11 YSRCP MLAs and is therefore denying YSRCP the opposition status. He asserted that YSRCP is ready to attend the Assembly if given the Leader of Opposition recognition and urged the Governor to intervene on this matter. He said that in 20 months the government has pushed the state deep into debt of about Rs.3.27 lakh crore while claiming to create wealth, and is misleading people with announcements about aerospace cities, electronic cities and quantum cities. He added that the government keeps claiming credit for Hyderabad and Cyberabad developments done long ago.

He further said the government talks of reconstruction and development while blaming YSRCP for destruction, even though the previous TDP government left only about Rs.100 crore in the treasury whereas the YSRCP government successfully ran welfare and development programmes for five years and fulfilled promises without corruption. In contrast, the present coalition promised wealth creation but weakened the state financially, increased borrowings rapidly, and focused on Amaravati real-estate and land allocations in Visakhapatnam rather than real development. He stated that diversion politics is being used to hide unfulfilled promises and corruption, even dragging Lord Venkateswara into controversies. He said that when coalition leaders are questioned, there are petrol bombs and acid attacks on leaders’ houses, law and order is deteriorating, and the police system has weakened, none of which found mention in the Governor’s speech.

The MLA said no new pensions are being granted while about five lakh pensions were removed, no new house sites are sanctioned while housing works were halted, fee reimbursement dues remain unpaid, Aarogyasri services are not reaching people, and farmers are not getting remunerative prices. He added that electricity charges were increased in the name of tru-up despite pre-poll promises to reduce them. He criticised incidents like lathi-charge on Srisailam devotees, dragging Tirumala laddu into controversy, and encroachments on temple and Waqf lands. He said medical college privatisation is pushing quality healthcare away from the poor and that false cases are being filed to harass the opposition.

Chandrasekhar concluded that widespread injustice, atrocities and exploitation are prevailing, and if the sole opposition party is not given time in the Assembly to raise issues from all 175 constituencies, democracy itself is weakened. He said YSRCP has already petitioned the Governor on these issues and expects action. He accused the government of turning Amaravati into a real-estate venture without real construction and of allocating valuable lands to benamis in the name of investments. He said the state’s governance has deteriorated badly and reiterated that YSRCP is prepared to question the government strongly in the Assembly if granted opposition status.