Letter to Civil Aviation Minister aimed at developing Bhogapuram airport: MP

YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V. Vijaya Sai Reddy on Friday stated he had written a letter to Civil Aviation Minister (in-charge) Hardeep Singh Puri with an intention of guaranteeing the event of the upcoming greenfield worldwide airport at Bhogapuram.

Addressing the media right here, Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy stated each greenfield airport wanted monetary viability for sustenance, and if business site visitors was not diverted from the present airport within the metropolis, the Bhogapuram facility wouldn’t be viable.

“It is unfortunate that a section of the media and the opposition parties are giving it a political colour and attributing motives. The present airport neither belongs to the State government nor to the Civil Aviation Ministry. It is under the control of the Ministry of Defence, and the Navy needs it to run its fighter squadron,” he stated.

“I have only asked the Union Minister to divert the commercial flights to the new airport only after it is built and ready for operation,” Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy clarified.

Coming down closely on TDP nationwide president N. Chandrababu Naidu, he stated the previous Chief Minister was crammed with adverse concepts and that was why he had been opposing all growth exercise within the State.

Referring to the TDP as a NRI celebration, he stated Mr. Naidu was sitting in Hyderabad and speaking of growth of Uttara Andhra. “Mr. Naidu is against Polavaram project. That is why he has influenced the governments of Chhattisgarh and Odisha to file cases against A.P. Despite the opposition, we will complete it by December 2021,” he stated.

He additionally stated that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would quickly lay the inspiration stone for the Bhogapuram airport.

Snipe at SEC

Referring to the native physique elections, Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy alleged that State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar was working at the behest of the TDP.

“When we wanted the elections to be conducted, Mr. Ramesh Kumar had deferred them citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he wants to conduct the elections when there is a threat of severe second wave of the virus,” he stated.

Earlier, Agriculture Minister K. Kannababu stated the YSRCP was not afraid of going through the native physique elections because it had come to energy with absolute majority. “What is not understood is the motive of the SEC. Why is he keen on holding elections now, when the pandemic is raging?” he questioned.

Mr. Ramesh Kumar didn’t conduct the elections throughout the five-year-rule of Mr. Naidu, he stated.

Industrial conclave

Tourism Minister M. Srinivasa Rao stated an industrial conclave can be carried out on Saturday at the VMRDA Children’s Arena to talk about the problems confronted by the industries within the area.

He stated representatives from each private and non-private sectors would take part.