Overview

• The chief minister warned of stringent action against offenders and those running fake or obscene online campaigns, alleging some are operated by paid groups.
• Government data presented in the House showed crimes against women down about 4.8–5% year over year, with dowry deaths down 43%, murders of women 15%, women suicides 59%, cyber threats 17%, and 343 offenders jailed.
• Operational steps include reducing police response times to 8–10 minutes, deploying Sakthi teams, opening rowdy sheets for sexual offenders, and rolling out the Sakthi safety app.
• Naidu said anti-drug efforts through the Eagle Task Force have curbed ganja smuggling, with Andhra Pradesh described as a ganja cultivation-free state and 40,000 Eagle Clubs formed to support the drive.
• He argued policing had degraded under the previous YSRCP government, recounted his own arrest and surveillance experience, rejected revenge politics, and his home minister flagged plans for legal changes and a Cabinet panel on economic and digital offences.