In 2009, the TD manifesto, in a reversal of its earlier stand, declared that Maoist extremism shall not be treated as law and order problem but as a socio, political and economic issue.
In 1999, the party had appealed to extremists to help Mr Chandrababu Naidu in developing the state but called for rooting out extremism in 2004 after Mr Naidu escaped the Maoist attack in Alipiri. He even described his decision to go to polls as a referendum on Maoists.
Similarly, the manifesto attributes the state’s progress to the economic reforms initiated by Mr Naidu but the same booklet promises everything for free. “On one hand, while disowing reforms initiated by him as Chief Minister, he takes credit for implementing the same reforms in the manifesto,” pointed out Mr D.A. Somayajulu, state advisor on economic affairs.
The Left parties, which described Mr Naidu as an employer of World Bank and castigated his reforms, defend their support to TD projecting Mr Naidu as a changed man. On contradictions, the CPI(M) senior leader, Mr Veeraiah, points out that all the problems of the state would be solved if the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, is dislodged. The TD promises to expedite all the irrigation projects including the Polavaram and Pulichintala projects, While the CPI(M), its ally is opposed to Polavaram another partner is against both Polavaram and Pulichintala.
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