WARANGAL: Criticising the Chief Ministers of two Telugu-speaking states for supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation of higher currency, CPI Central Committee secretary K Narayana alleged that both of them are praising the anti-people decision to safeguard their interests.
“AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu to safeguard his political interest and his Telangana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao for securing a berth for his daughter in the Union Cabinet, are supporting all the anti-people decisions being taken by Modi,” he alleged.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the party’s state convention on Tuesday, Narayana said both the CMs criticised the way demonetisation was done, but later they started supporting it. “People of the state want to know what understanding both the CMs have with the PM that they suddenly started supporting him on the issue,” he said.
Taking exception to KCR targeting Communists on the issue of demonetisation, he said, “Communists supported Aakrosh Diwas to highlight the plight and suffering of common man, whereas KCR performed Maha Yagnam for the benefit of corporates and rich.”
Coming down heavily on Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for branding the Opposition parties as supporters of black money, he said the minister is making false allegations. “He is trying to blackmail the Opposition by branding them supporters of black money. People of the country know who are the supporters of black money. Communists always stood for the people and continue to do so,” he said.