Power crisis generated from Govt's unpreparedness: YSRCP

The Kiran Kumar Reddy-led Congress Government has come under a scathing attack by the YSRCP MLAs in the assembly on Monday on the worsening power situation in the state.

Launching the party attack during a short discussion on the subject, YSRCP MLA Srikanth Reddy categorically rejected the opposition TDP’s charge that YSR was responsible for the present power crisis and squarely blamed the unpreparedness of the present Government for the plight of the people.

“Sitting in the opposition, YSR said he would supply free power for famers and kept his promise after taking over as CM. While YSR did what he had said, Chandrababu Naidu who made fun of YSR promises, had changed his stance now and is promising free power,” he said, rejecting the allegations of TDP.

Demanding the CM to continue the telescopic system in power tariff billing, he asked the Government to bear the surcharges on power tariff and also supply free power seven hours a day for farmers.

“The deposits of natural gas and coal in the state should be used to produce power in the state only and the Genco should be entrusted with the task of constructing power plants,” he suggested.

Reacting to the adjournment of the assembly after a short discussion on the power crisis, YSRCLP Deputy Leader Sobha Nagi Reddy said the Government has run away from its responsibility of replying to the debate over the issue.