Tadepalli, Nov. 10 -- YSRCP state spokesperson Putta Siva Shankar on Tuesday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of taking credit for development achievements made during the tenure of former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, claiming that the state's latest ranking in the Access (In)equality Index reflected the previous government's work.

Addressing the media at the party office in Tadepalli, Shankar said Andhra Pradesh's improved ranking in the index was the result of initiatives undertaken during the YSRCP government's tenure and could not be attributed to the present coalition government.

The Access (In)equality Index, prepared by the Centre for New Economics Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University, assesse...