As long as there is political interference, there will be no change in society; laws will remain mere formalities. Public cockfighting and gambling took place, with crores of rupees changing hands. As a result, the government machinery is limited to merely collecting salaries. What is the path to the Sanatana Dharma? Who will pay attention to Pawan Kalyan’s call to bring about a change in our culture?
BY RAJA PENTAPATI
AP BUREAU CHIEF
NATIONAL NEWS
Amaravati, January 16 (Bharat News) AP
Between 2019 and 2024, we all criticized and condemned the cockfights organized by some YSRCP MLAs during the Sankranthi festival in the East and West Godavari and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh, as well as the casinos held in Gudivada and Gannavaram.
A powerful section of the Telugu media also reacted strongly and criticized them, correspondingly broadcasting negative news. Leaders, activists, and social media wings of the Telugu Desam Party and Janasena Party posted scathing criticisms and trolls. The news made it seem as if the state was burning down.
But what is happening in the AP state today under the coalition government during the Sankranthi festival? What are the Telugu Desam Party some MLAs and leaders doing?
Surpassing the cockfights and casinos that took place during the previous YSRCP government’s tenure, today, gambling and cockfights are being conducted rampantly everywhere, ten or even a hundred times more than before.
Beyond the cockfighting and gambling worth thousands and lakhs of rupees in the past, last year and this year, cockfights worth one crore rupees each were organized. In Krishna, Guntur, and East and West Godavari districts, some MLAs and leaders have set up extremely expensive casinos that rival those in Goa, with entry tickets priced at one lakh rupees. Following this incident, it is reported that casinos in Goa have been shut down for the past week.
It is noteworthy that despite all this happening, the police remain silent, and the media, which criticized similar incidents in the past, is now also silent. Is this what impartial journalism means? Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu has even declared that cockfighting is a part of Telugu culture and tradition.
If that’s the case, then shouldn’t we consider all our past criticisms and statements against the YSRCP, its MLAs, ministers, and the government as wrong? Isn’t this self-deception?
If this is the case, then why not officially enact a law in the state and invite global tenders to establish and operate international casinos? These would also be considered investments, wouldn’t they? Then international casinos like those in Las Vegas, USA, would come forward to invest here, bringing in investments worth lakhs of crores of rupees, providing employment opportunities for the youth in the state, and generating revenue for the state.
Tents could be set up on the sandbanks along the Krishna River in Vijayawada and Guntur districts to attract tourists, and water sports could also be organized.
The politicians and enthusiasts from all political parties in that region are very experienced in the operation of casinos, gambling dens, card games, cockfighting, and massage parlors. The Vibrant Vijayawada Dasara celebrations were grandly organized recently, and yesterday the Avakaya Amaravati festival was also celebrated grandly. Therefore, if the state government takes advice from competent IAS officers—and there are many such IAS officers who can give good advice—
and if they form an advisory council with the bright, internationally-minded entrepreneurs and intellectuals from Vijayawada, Guntur, and the Godavari districts, and take them to the Davos World Economic Forum, and if they secure agreements under their guidance to bring international companies to the state, then Amaravati will instantly gain international recognition. Isn’t that right?
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