YSRCP govt. drifting aimlessly over Polavaram undertaking, says Congress
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The Congress has stated that the YSRCP authorities is ‘drifting aimlessly’ in the case of completion of the Polavaram irrigation undertaking.
Taking potshots on the ruling celebration, All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Gidugu Rudra Raju sought to know why the YSRCP authorities had determined to proceed with the undertaking, regardless of demanding its execution by the Centre when it was within the opposition.
‘Unilateral decision’
The authorities unilaterally modified the contractors for the undertaking with out the nod of Polavaram Project Authority or the Centre, he stated on Friday. “Even as the Centre had declined to release funds for the project until the State properly accounts for the ₹5136 crore spent prior to 2014, the YSRCP government appears to be undecided on moving ahead,” stated Mr. Rudra Raju.
He claimed that the earlier authorities had uploaded undertaking particulars on its web site solely after the Congress exerted strain. However, the small print haven’t been up to date after January 2019.
“Though the authority has met eleven times till date, minutes of only those meetings held during the TDP regime are available in the public domain. This tells all about the transparency in the government,” the AICC secretary lamented.
Mr. Rudra Raju additionally accused the YSRCP authorities of shying away from revealing the small print of the professional committee and dam improvement evaluation committee conferences.
‘No counter filed in HC’
Referring to the petition filed by MP {K}.V.P. Ramachandra Rao within the High Court, looking for the Centre bear all the expenditure of the Polavaram undertaking, Mr. Rudra Raju puzzled why the erstwhile TDP and the current YSRCP governments had didn’t file a counter, which he stated would have benefited the State.
AICC member {K}. Prameelamma, APCC normal secretary Doddareddy Rambhupal Reddy and secretary Penubala Chandrasekhar had been current on the event.
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