Ask any common man in Andhra Pradesh on whether poverty has been eradicated in the state under the Chandrababu Naidu regime in the last two and a half years.
The answer would be definitely “No” as most of the poverty alleviation schemes are only on paper, while crores of rupees are being wasted on redundant projects.
Yet, Naidu is good at fooling people outside the state on eradication of poverty through hi-tech rule.
On Thursday, Naidu got an invitation from the Sri Lankan government to address its people on poverty alleviation programmes being implemented in Andhra Pradesh. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mythripala Sirisena wrote a letter to Naidu to this effect, extending invitation.
He said Sri Lankan government was very much impressed with the schemes being implemented by AP government using technology as a tool. Since Sri Lanka is observing 2017 as Poverty Alleviation Year, Sirisena felt Naidu’s expertise would be of great help to his country.
Well, it is better if Sri Lanka sends a delegation to AP and makes an independent survey on Naidu’s governance. It will give a clear picture!
