In the meeting held by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the contentious issues of Visakhapatnam steel and Tirupati laddu row did not seem to be figured at all? As in his post after the meeting CM Chandrababu did not mention these issues, it is not known whether he did not mention or PM Modi did not respond in this regard?
After the meeting, CM Chandrababu stated in his X post that “a fruitful meeting was held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I thanked him for the Cabinet’s approval of the revised cost estimates of the Polavaram project. I explained to him the developments taking place in the state. I thanked the Central Government for its support and assurance in matters related to the financial stress faced by the state. I appreciated his support for the capital city of Amaravati.”
Moreover, nothing about the row over adulteration of Tirupati Laddu’s ghee also not mentioned in Chief Minister’s X post. Observers felt that the Chief Minister would have mentioned both these issues certainly with PM Modi, as those are the most contentious issues at present in the state. But, the Prime Minister is likely to avoid any response on such issues.
Along with Chandrababu, many state ministers have accused YCP leaders of being involved in the ghee adulteration and in the subsequent developments. As this was the first visit of CM Chandrababu after laddu’s row, TDP sources felt that he would have certainly tried to bring to the notice of the PM. Incidentally, except BJP chief and Health Minister JP Nadda on the very first day except speaking to CM Chandrababu, no senior union minister till now responded on this issue.
After this issue of adulteration, the fight against privatization of Visakhapatnam steel became a topic of discussion in the state. The workers are extremely angry with the developments taking place in the steel industry under the orders of the Central Government. They are getting ready for more heated battles than ever in recent times.
They are insisting that the central government should back off from the privatization of the steel plant and expecting a categorical assurance from Prime Minister Modi himself. As this matter has been a topic of discussion in the state for a few days, there have been reports that Chief Minister Chandrababu is likely to take this matter to the attention of the Prime Minister.
On the other hand, the Chief Minister is scheduled to meet several Union Ministers on Tuesday. It is noteworthy that there is no steel minister in the list of ministers Babu will meet, even though there is a possibility of speaking on the steel industry of Visakhapatnam on this occasion.
