Chandrababu Naidu will disband welfare schemes if voted to power, alleges Jagan Mohan Reddy

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he considers women of the state his siblings as he does not have a sister of his own and added his aim is to make them self-reliant.

He also promised to serve their families as an elder son.

"The crisis created by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy in the state will be overcome by the incoming NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government by creating wealth," Mr Naidu, the leader of opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, said during a meeting for women in Srikakulam district.

He highlighted it was the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) that granted equal rights to women on ancestral properties and also provided 33 per cent reservation for them in local bodies.