Telugu Desam Party appears to be in a desperate mood to win the by-elections to Nandyal assembly seat by hook or crook.
If it is not possible to win over the people with positive appeals and developmental works, the ruling party leaders want to go to the extent of threatening and blackmailing the voters.
A few days ago, everybody watched how TDP president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu virtually blackmailed the voters of Nandyal saying that his government would not touch the villages which do not vote for the TDP and even went to the extent of saying that those who don’t vote for the TDP should not take pensions and walk on the roads laid by his government.
Now, his close follower and Vijawayada MLA Bonda Uma, known for his loud-mouth nature, also spoke in the same language of Naidu.
Addressing a meeting at Nandyal, Bonda said if the TDP did not win Nandyal seat, the government would stop pensions for the people of the constituency.
“When you are enjoying the schemes introduced by our government, you are supposed to vote for the TDP. Why should you vote for the YSR Congress party?” he asked.
Bonda virtually demanded that the voters should ensure the TDP wins the by-election. “Otherwise, you will have to face serious consequences,” he threatened.
Well, it is for the people of Nandyal to decide as to how they should react to Bonda’s threats.
