JSP leader seeks probe into VMRDA chief’s spending
A Jana Sena Party leader has accused the VMRDA Commissioner of financial mismanagement, alleging misuse of public funds for IT projects and questionable banking decisions. The VMRDA Employees’ Union has defended the Commissioner, labeling the allegations as politically motivated and baseless.
Why it matters
The dispute underscores tensions between local political opposition and administrative bodies regarding transparency and the allocation of public infrastructure funds.
The Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority has found itself at the centre of an administrative and political controversy, following allegations of financial irregularities levelled by local Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Peethala Murthy Yadav against Metropolitan Commissioner N. Tej Bharat.
Mr. Yadav accused the VMRDA Commissioner of serious financial mismanagement and questioned several expenditure decisions taken by the authority, and demanded a comprehensive government inquiry.
In a statement issued on Friday, the VMRDA Employees’ Union dismissed the accusations as baseless and defamatory, motivated by personal vendetta. The union said that the Commissioner had been instrumental in accelerating infrastructure projects in the region, including the successful completion of the NAD flyover, the inauguration of Asia’s longest glass bridge, and the installation of the Damaru-Trishul structure.
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