Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday met Congress leader Ashok Gehlot at his residence and discussed the future course of action for the "grand alliance" of anti-BJP parties.
Opposition parties are likely to meet in Delhi on November 22 to chalk out a strategy for their anti-BJP front. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday met senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot at his residence and discussed the future course of action for the "grand alliance" of anti-BJP parties.
Naidu said that efforts are on to bring together all non-BJP parties and that he had met Congress president Rahul Gandhi to discuss measures on protecting democracy.
"I appeal all parties opposing the BJP to join us. We want to create an anti-BJP platform. We want to have one meeting in Delhi. We'll discuss issues and then chalk out a programme and take the issues forward. That's the agenda. Meeting's tentative date is November 22," Naidu said.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu said that the former is responsible for the present state of affairs in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
"The country's economy is in doldrums with the interfering of the central government on regulating authorities like CBI and RBI. RBI is a regulating authority and independently regulate the economy," he said while adding that the BJP government has been resorting to IT raids on opposition leaders for political gains.
Referring to Demonetisation, Naidu said that even after two years there is no result. The BJP government claimed that demonetisation would help to bring the black money back but it turned as a futile exercise, he added.
"There was a fall in rupee value, increase in prices of essential commodities, unemployment increased, intolerance among SC, STs and minorities, secular fabric damaged and unrest prevailed in the country. The central government is resorting to conduct raids on those questioning including media, politicians to frighten them," the Chief Minister said.
Speaking on the occasion, Gehlot said that Naidu met Rahul Gandhi and discussed how to save democracy. He underlined that no one is happy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government including farmers, youth, women, poor and petty traders.
Congress general secretary incharge of organisation said that the BJP government claimed to utilise demonetisation to end terrorism but failed.
The Centre has been destroying Judiciary, CBI, Election Commission, IT for the first time after independence. The present situation is an undeclared emergency in the country, the former Rajasthan Chief Minister added.
It is a time for an important role to play. We will gather all together on November 22 to finalise the future course of action. We will move forward with Rahul Gandhi's agenda, he added.
Naidu has been meeting various opposition leaders in his effort to bring them to a common anti-BJP platform. In recent weeks, he has met DMK president MK Stalin, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal among others.
After meeting Gehlot, Naidu said that it was time to take a decision on the country's future.
"I have no personal interest. We have to protect the country, democracy, constitutional rights should be protected. We are strong in technology, Youths are more. Narendra Modi's negative attitude and unilateral decisions along with Amit Shah leading to problems in the country. The Modi-Shah duo is destroying the systems in the country and giving priority to their own man," he said.
He had earlier said that the country needs a national-level alliance to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The TDP has joined the 'Mahakutami' or 'grand alliance' in Telangana which also includes the Congress, the Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS) and the CPI. The TDP is expected to be allotted 14 out of the 119 seats in the Telangana Assembly Elections.
(With ANI inputs)
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