TDP-BJP campaign for GHMC polls launched

Launching the campaign of TDP-BJP combine for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections of February 2, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said it was TDP and BJP which put Hyderabad on the international map. Addressing a public meeting here, he said he brought institutions and companies of repute in IT and other sectors to Hyderabad during his stint as Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Top institutions like International School of Business came to the city due to his efforts, he said. The development during his tenure created four lakh IT jobs directly and another 14 lakh jobs indirectly, he claimed. Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) was started in the city with the blessings of the then NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Naidu said. He also said that his party wanted well-being of all Telugu people, and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana should co-exist peacefully and progress. Both the states were like two eyes for him, Naidu said, adding that when he met the Union Ministers over the issues concerning Andhra Pradesh, he also spoke about problems of Telangana. Naidu also praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The country's prestige rose like never before with Modi's efforts, he said. Union Health Minister J P Nadda said it was TDP-BJP which put Hyderabad on the world map during the previous NDA government. The current NDA government had released thousands of crores of rupees for the development of Telangana, he said. Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the NDA government had given funds of about Rs 50,000 crore to the state, adding that BJP and TDP stood for good governance.