TDP condemns Vayalar Ravi's visit

Telugu Desam Party deputy floor leader Gali Muddu Krishnamma Naidu on Thursday alleged that Union Minister Vayalar Ravi's visit to Hyderabad had an adverse impact in the State.

Talking to reporters at the State Secretariat, Muddu Krishnamma Naidu said that the entire administration came to a halt due to Vayalar Ravi's visit. All MLAs, MPs and ministers queued up before meet Ravi to ensure that they remain in good books of the Congress High Command.

The Tdp leader also alleged that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy's recent visit to the national capital was purely political in nature. He said that the Chief Minister bowed down before the High Command to ensure that he did not lose his seat. He said that the Chief Minster's visit was aimed at lobbying with the Congress leadership to stay in power.

Muddu Krishnamma Naidu slammed the Chief Minister for not meeting Union Energy Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Coal and Gas Minister S Jaipal Reddy in view of the energy crisis that the State has been facing. He also condemned Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahuluwalia for praising the Chief Minister for annual plan. He reminded that it was the Planning Commission which had earlier slammed the State Government for having a deficit of over Rs 25,000 crore.

The Tdp leader demanded that the State Government issue a White Paper on the State's annual plan.