Robbery in the name of Rayalaseema

• Corruption in the projects
• Partiality against Seema
• No provision of water to the area
• Unjust creation of disparities among areas
• State’s benefits mortgaged to KCR
• Srikanth Reddy slams TDP Government

Hyderabad: YSRCP MLA Gadikota Srikanth Reddy criticised that TDP had been robbing projects with the name of Rayalaseema and that the people of the area were finally shown empty hand. He slammed TDP’s indifference to the waters of Krishna river that dictated the situation of Rayalaseema districts as well as Prakasam and Nellore districts. He spoke to the media at the party’s central office in Hyderabad.

Srikanth Reddy condemned irrigation minister Devineni Uma for attending the Krishna Water Management Board meeting held at Delhi, unplanned. He complained that CM Chandrababu and irrigation minister Devineni Uma were mortgaging the benefits of the state to Telangana by staying negligent towards the unlawful extraction of river waters by Telangana Government through Palamuru-Rangareddy and Dindi projects in spite of already having plenty of water. He called water scarcity one of the important problems the state had been facing since bifurcation had happened. He slammed the Government’s negligence in not communicating with YSRCP and YS Jagan and not questioning Apex council.

Srikanth Reddy reminded how former CM Rajasekhar Reddy had worked in getting permissions and fund sanctions for Polavaram project that would be a solution to the problems of the state, when nobody else were bothered about it. He added that YSR had finished the left and right canals. But Chandrababu, on the other hand, had committed to corruption of worth Rs.1800 crore in the name of Pattiseema scheme and called it quits by joining a few pipelines. He questioned if the Government had granted at least a drop of water to Rayalaseema, having bluffed that Pattiseema scheme was meant for that area alone.

Srikanth Reddy reminded how MP YV Subbareddy had questioned in the parliament if Pattiseema was part of Polavaram project or not and TDP had answered it was not, much to the surprise of the BJP leaders too. Now this had led Telangana to demand for 40 TMC share in Pattiseema and 95 TMC share in Polavaram, he complained. He opined that the chief ministers of both the states together were destroying the future of the people of Rayalaseema, Nellore, Prakasam districts.

Srikanth Reddy slammed Devineni Uma for being partial against Rayalaseema, being the person who had held dharna earlier when YSR had initiated Pothireddypadu project. He stated that YSRCP’s repeated pleas about the water scarcity in Rayalaseema and about the importance of maintenance of 854 feet deep water in Srisailam reservoir In order to provide water to Rayalaseema via Pothireddypadu and Veligonda had gone waste.

He exclaimed why TDP could not even mention Rayalaseema in the river board meeting. He objected to the lack of commitment of TDP towards the people of Rayalaseema and negligence to answer YSRCP’s questions regarding the issue. He slammed the Government for blaming YSRCP for the disparities created by TDP among areas. He reminded that YSRCP was the only party wishing for people to stay united.