TDP dictating terms to State: YSRCP

The State Government allotting the mining lease in Anantapur district to a private party at the behest of TDP clearly shows who is dictating the terms and to whom, YSR Congress has said. 

“The Kiran Kumar Reddy government has allotted the 25-hectare high quality land to a SR Minerals whose promoter is very close to TDP leadership. This is an indication that TDP has been dictating the terms to the State Government,” Party MLA B. Gurunatha Reddy told reporters here on Saturday.

The conspiracy becomes more blatant with the fact that the Government has cancelled the lease agreement to State Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) and allotted it to a private party as the promoter is close to the inner circle of TDP, he said.

While YSR has allotted the mining lease to the State Mining Corporation in the interest of the state, Kiran Kumar Reddy has cancelled the lease on technical grounds and allotted the lease to the private party which is highly objectionable. “Kiran Kumar Reddy and the district ministers should tell as to how much kickbacks they received for allotting the mining lease, “he said.

TDP, which raised a hue and cry when low quality land was allotted to OMC is now silent though the State Government has cancelled the high quality land lease to APMDC and diverted it to a private party that is close to TDP, he said adding that there are kickbacks in the deal.

The State Government has also been taking questionable decisions like allotting Penna water to a power plant while people of the region are reeling under severe drinking water shortage, he said.

Both Congress and TDP are working for mutual benefit and furthering their economic causes, he said.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been in jail for the past one year and the two parties along with CBI and other vested interests are conspiring to keep him away from people.

However, people are aware of the facts and have given their verdict in the by-polls and will repeat them in the next round of polls, he said.