79% of Polavaram Left Main Canal works done in YSR’s tenure, Naidu claiming credit: Jagan Mohan Reddy
YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of taking credit for water projects initiated during the previous administration. Reddy claims the water currently flowing in the Polavaram Left Main Canal is lifted from an existing project rather than the Polavaram reservoir.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political friction and infrastructure project disputes in Andhra Pradesh, reflecting broader issues of governance and credit-taking in Indian state politics.
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) alleged that the water released by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu into the Polavaram Left Main Canal was Godavari water lifted from the existing Purushothapatnam project and not water flowing by gravity from the Polavaram reservoir.
He said the Purushothapatnam canal was constructed during Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s tenure and Mr. Naidu was claiming credit for it out of desperation.
In a post on X, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that claiming credit for projects that were neither started nor completed by Mr. Naidu, and getting his friendly media to sing praises, had become a habit for him.
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