Vijayawada: I am ready to face the challenges; YSRCP will act as the voice of the voiceless, said AP former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. After announcing the results on Tuesday evening, Jagan said that he failed to understand the reason for YSRCP’s debacle in the assembly polls despite implementing several welfare measures without any trace of corruption.

Speaking at a press conference after his party’s defeat, the party will rise from here to be with the people and parties to do well. I am ready to face the challenges. All the very best to the people who came to the Government, he added.

YSRCP will act as the voice of the voiceless, he said. He congratulated TDP Supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, JSP Chief Pawan Kalyan and BJP for their victory.

He said that the results were surprising. Jagan said that he did not expect this outcome; he wondered why the YSRCP suffered defeat despite implementing several welfare schemes, benefiting crores of people.

 

Jagan accepts the people’s verdict but vowed to continue working for the people, especially the poor. The alliance could not take away 40%vote share of YSR Congress. We fell down but will rise with courage, he said.

He also said that it was not new for the YSRCP to be in the opposition. Barring these five years, we spent most of the time in opposition. Struggle is not new to us. We faced many difficulties while in public life and if there are greater hardships we are ready to face them, he added.

He claimed that his government had initiated measures which were not initiated in the past and worked for the development of all sections. We took steps for the benefit of 53 lakh mothers and a good future for their children but we don’t know what happened to the votes of these mothers and sisters. We provided pensions to 66 lakh elderly people, physically challenged and widows at their doorsteps. We don’t know what happened to the affection shown to them, he said.

Jagan claimed that his Government did everything for the good of 54 lakh farmers. We gave them investment support and helped them in every manner. We don’t know what happened to the love shown to 50 lakh farmers, he said.