• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:38 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

AP Assembly Session 2024: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday likened his predecessor and archrival YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to late Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. The scathing attack by CM Naidu came as he slammed the YSRCP chief over the state of law and order and an alleged drug menace during the tenure of the latter's government in Andhra Pradesh.

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Releasing a white paper on law and order and the prevalence of marijuana, Naidu said the situation he witnessed during the past five years under Reddy's government was something he had never seen before.

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"Pablo Escobar is a Colombian drug lord, he is a Narco terrorist. He turned politician and then started his cartel to sell drugs. He earned 30 Billion Dollars at that time, now it’s 90 Billion Dollars worth. He was arrested in 1976 and in 1980 he became the number one richest drug lord in the world," the Chief Minister said in the state Assembly.

He added, "One can become richer by selling drugs as well. What was the aim of former Chief Minister (YS Jagan)? Tata, Reliance, Ambani have money and he aspired to become richer than them. Few have needs, few have greed and few have mania and these maniacs do these kinds of things."

(With inputs from agencies)