Naidu confident of TDP facing challenges successfully

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, MAY 31. The TDP president, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, asserted that his party would squarely face challenges from various quarters and emerge a winner from all these engagements.

In an apparent reference to the challenges posed by the demand for separate Telangana which, he did not, however mention, he said the party had never tasted defeat in the recent past and would not succumb in future because it was trying to do good to the people.

The TDP president was addressing party functionaries after administering an oath to members of the newly-appointed politburo and the State executive committee at the NTR Memorial Trust here on Thursday. Clad in yellow dress, the new office-bearers pledged to serve the party and the people with sincerity and dedication.

Mr. Naidu said the Telugu Desam had earned a special identity in Indian politics when many parties lacked cohesive leadership. The Congress was a confused party whose influence was restricted to a few States reducing it to the status of a regional party.

Defending the economic reforms pursued by his Government, he said the Congress was putting hurdles in its path. The Congress was in the habit of pursuing one line in States like Karnataka and Maharashtra where it was in power and speak in a different voice in other States. It would have to pay a heavy price for its attempts to mislead people because credibility was important in politics.

The TDP, he said, was playing a positive role in the NDA and keeping away from political controversies. In supporting the NDA from outside, its aim was to further the interests of the State by implementing schemes useful to the people.

He explained that the oath-taking ceremony was aimed to displaying to people the party's commitment to servicing the people. He reminded the new office-bearers that the innovative politics practiced by the TDP must be coupled with moral values and principles.

Speaking about organisational issues, he said the performance of the 4,500-odd members of the TDP's general body would be continuously monitored through training programmes. Those who were not upto the mark would be encouraged to improve their performance but, if they did not learn any lessons, the party would have no hesitation in parting company with them.

Later, at a meeting with his new team, Mr. Naidu exhorted party leaders to prepare for the panchayat elections and to motivate the cadre. He suggested starting training programmes for partymen at regional centres like Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Warangal, etc. He indicated that the office-bearers of the affiliated organisations would be finalised before the next meeting of the State executive on June 11.

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