YSRCP Trade Union State President P Gowtham Reddy on Sunday lambasted Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Minister Nara Lokesh for “deceiving” lakhs of auto, taxi, lorry, and tipper drivers.

Addressing the media at the party headquarters in Tadepalli, he said the coalition government has turned its back on workers with yet another act of betrayal.

“Before elections, Naidu and Lokesh promised Rs 15,000 annually to every badge-holding driver. Today, there are at least 15 lakh eligible drivers, but the scheme has been restricted to just 2.90 lakh. Against a commitment of Rs 2,250 crore, the government has released only Rs 436 crore. This means nearly 80% of drivers have been excluded,” Gautam Reddy said.

He contrasted this with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying, “YS Jagan treated the manifesto

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