Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu has accused former chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy of constantly spewing venom at Polavaram. He said that there was no mention of the stages of the Polavaram project anywhere in the past, and he was furious that YS Jagan had written letters saying that the height of 41.15 and 45.72 meters had been proposed after he came to power.
He said that even when the then Technical Advisory Committee approved Rs 55,548 crore for the Polavaram project during the TDP regime, there was no mention of the stages. He asserted that there is no question of reducing the height of Polavaram under any circumstances: He criticized the Jagan government for the idea of 41.15 meters.
He said that a proposal has been sent to the PPA and CWC to maintain the water at a height of 41.15 meters. He objected that the YSRCP is again alleging that the Union Cabinet approved Rs 12,157 crore, but there is no mention of the height of the project. The double engine coalition government at the center and in the state has made it clear that there is no question of reducing the height of Polavaram under any circumstances, he added.
Minister Nimmala Raman Naidu wondered how Jagan can claim that his name is not in the power deal with SEKI, after the FBI charge sheet mentioned about the Chief Minister receiving bribes. He asked whether Jagan was not the Chief Minister at the time the deal was signed? Then, who was the CM then?
He questioned whether Jagan’s wife Bharathi Redda, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, and Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy acted as CMs? He accused Jagan of buying power in advance, even though power was supposed to come from 2024 as per the deal, because there were elections.
The minister questioned why Jagan, who claims to have created wealth, has increased power charges 9 times. He said that the sins committed in 2019-24 are still haunting the people and the DISCOMs. He was furious that the DISCOMs had left with debts of Rs 18,000 crore. He criticized Jagan for having a patent for lies.
