Not easy being Naidu
Having taken up the task of A (Amaravati) P (Polavaram), yes it is not a cake walk nor it is as easy as pie...But for leader like CBN...who takes on every criticality as a challenge....it is falling off a log... working for 16-18 hours a day... unmindful of his age, health, family....He is left with challenges from all sides in the form of deficit budget, no resources, share of income of AP retained with TS on account of irrational bifurcation..., having to start from zero balance, land pooling for his dream Capital, Amaravati..., enmity, hostility and non- cooperation, from the neighbouring TS in the form of hurdles for Polavaram despite the project being a Central Govt Accord as per Bifurcation act..
Added to CBN's bruise, another hiccup is in the form of the opposition leader who has been relentlessly placing stumbles by filing writs, moving courts, indulging in sending mails to the IMF to thwart release of funds...for Amaravati or Polavaram.
KCR has inherited a hassle-free state with abundant income already getting since long owing to the developed status of Hyderabad. With regard to financial position, unlike CBN, KCR with a rich Hyderabad, has everything to his advantage, in an 'as easy as falling off a log' situation...
When it comes to political scenario, in the assembly, KCR doesn't have to combat much with his foes or rivals in the Assembly as the TS legislature opposition is weak, meek, tame unlike in AP assembly. In AP, an atypical and bizarre situation prevails where public divide on caste basis.
Contrary to AP, people of TS have reposed confidence in one leader i.e., KCR, whom they believed as their deliverer.....influenced by his speeches focussed mainly on chiding CBN... KCR on, no occasion misses to lambast CBN stigmatising him as an Andhra leader and bespeaking as an usurper of TS...which idle talk fetched for KCR a great triumph......
Regardless of how badly others criticise him, use filthy language or unparliamentary abuse by opponents like Jagan, GVL, KCR, he never stoops down to their level. He knows devoting more time and energy to dealing with the criticism will hamper focussing on the goals set. The tree that bears fruit will be stoned.
K Sai Prasanna, Hyderabad