YSRCP slams CM for ‘stealing’ Veligonda credit

Guntur: MLC Lella Appi Reddy and former MLA TJR Sudhakar Babu accused the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of taking credit for the Veligonda Project, which was completed during the tenures of YS Rajasekhara Reddy and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy governments.

Speaking at the YSRCP Central Office on Monday, they said YSR and YS Jagan together completed over 31 km of the 37-km tunnel works. They said only 6.68 km was completed during Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s tenure, while 10.56 km was completed after YS Jagan became Chief Minister.

Tunnel-1 was completed in January 2021 and Tunnel-2 in January 2024, and YS Jagan dedicated them to the nation in March 2024. MLC Lella Appi Reddy said Chandrababu Naidu had laid the foundation stone in 1996 but failed to make meaningful progress during his subsequent eight years in office.

He questioned why the coalition government had failed to complete rehabilitation and relief compensation to project-displaced families during the past 27 months.

The leaders also strongly condemned Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy’s remarks against YS Jagan. They accused him of making personal attacks to please the TDP leadership and warned him to exercise restraint.

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