Gali blasts Cong leaders for neglecting flood victims

Senior Telugu Desam Party leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu on Tuesday spewed venom at the Congress leaders of the state, by alleged that they were more concerned about seeking the blessings of AICC president Sonia Gandhi to protect their berths than the misery of flood-affected people in Coastal Andhra.

Speaking to media persons at the TDLP office, Mr Muddukrishnama Naidu stated that Chief Minister K Rosaiah, along with his party leaders, were busy attending the Congress Working Committee meetings at New Delhi, when they should have been directing relief and rescue operations in the areas affected by torrential rains. He said that the meetings have led to the state administration neglecting the people’s problems.

Stating the administration in the state came to standstill, Mr Muddukrishnama Naidu said the state had witnessed 17 natural calamities and sought Rs 50,000 crore for restoration works. However, the Centre has released only Rs 15,000 crore for relief works, the TDP leader stated.

When MPs and Ministers from other states are working for materialization of their projects, our MPs are seeking blessings of Soniaji by praising her, he charged.

Mr Muddukrishnama Naidu alleged that both Chief Minister K Rosaiah and Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah are cheating the people of state by claiming that the Centre has accorded National Status for Polavaram Irrigation Project.

Demanding the Irrigation Minister’s resignation, the TDP leader alleged the Minister was delaying the execution of projects in order to get commission from contractors.

He said that Rajya Sabha MP and Union Environmental Minister Jairam Ramesh, who was elected to twice from the state, was acting against the interests of state by not giving environmental clearance for the irrigation projects.

Mr Muddukrishnama Naidu alleged that the 33 Congress MPs from the state have failed to get National Project status for Polavaram, Pranahitha and Chevella projects.

The MPs’ trips to New Delhi without any concrete results are a sheer wastage of public money, he said.

The TDP leader took strong objection to the statements of Congress leaders against party president N Chandrababu Naidu on microfinance institutions.

Demanding that the Congress leaders withdraw their comments, he said the TDP would intensify its protest and create awareness on MFIs’ arm-twisting measures until the government makes its stand clear on the Ordinance.