Will Jagan claim credit for Polavaram too, questions TDP leader
TDP spokesperson Neelayapalem Vijay Kumar criticized YSRCP leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for attempting to claim credit for the Polavaram project. The TDP claims the majority of the project's progress occurred during their previous tenure and accuses the former YSRCP government of mismanagement.
Why it matters
Illustrates the intense political rivalry and credit-seeking behavior surrounding major infrastructure projects in Andhra Pradesh.
TDP national spokesperson Neelayapalem Vijay Kumar on Wednesday sought to know if YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy would claim credit for the Polavaram project after falsely accusing Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of stealing credit for the Poola Subbaiah Veligonda project.
Mr. Vijay Kumar insisted that it was during the earlier TDP regime that 72% of the Polavaram project had been constructed, and the coalition government now opened the Left Main Canal. The YSRCP’s share in the work done was barely 4%, he observed.
Addressing the media at the TDP central office, near Mangalagiri, Mr. Vijay Kumar said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy was unable to accept the TDP-led government’s success in taking Godavari river water to the North Andhra districts through the Polavaram Left Main Canal.
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