Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing the same kind of politics that he had played in Tamil Nadu to weaken the regional parties by instigating one against the other, in Andhra Pradesh too.
This was the allegation made by Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hatching a conspiracy against the TDP, Naidu alleged that the Prime Minister was doing the same with Andhra Pradesh as what he had done with Tamil Nadu.
He alleged that the BJP was pitching Opposition leaders Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan against the TDP.
"There is a strong anti-Modi and anti-BJP feeling across the country. Yesterday's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by-poll results are an example of that," Naidu during a teleconference with his Party MPs said.
"People will reject all those involved in this conspiracy. TDP had survived many such conspiracies. People won't spare collusion politics," he added.
Naidu also rebuffed the corruption charges made by Pawan Kalyan, terming it 'baseless and meaningless'.
He further said that it is a crucial time for the people of the state when everybody should come together and intensify pressure on the Centre.
"Everyone should work for the interests of the state. Such criticism won't benefit anyone. Allegations are being levelled against me and Lokesh, but people know the truth," he said.
