VIJAYAWADA: YSRC general secretary and Government Advisor (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy termed TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu a ‘national and international scamster.’
Speaking to mediapersons here on Friday, he said if Naidu was given power once again he would usurp the entire State.
Referring to the recent Telangana High Court verdict on the land allotment done by Naidu as the Chief Minister of the erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, Sajjala said in February 2004, 400 acres in Gachibowli near Central University was given to IMG Bharat and a sale deed was entered then by the then Chandrababu Naidu government for Rs 50,000 per acre when the land cost was Rs 2 crore.
When the proposal was approved, the TDP was a caretaker government. It was proposed to give another 400 acres near the airport but no sale deed was executed. “The proposal to hand over another 400 acres was made as Naidu was aware of the airport location and the ring road,’’ he said and added that it was a Rs 80,000 crore scam planned by the TDP chief.
Fortunately, after YS Rajasekhara Reddy came to power, an inquiry was ordered into the scam. Naidu, however, escaped owing to the generosity of YSR. Otherwise, Naidu would have been behind the bars, he said.
Sajjala said similar was Amaravati start-up scam of 2014-19. He alleged that 1,400 acres of land in Amaravati core area was given to a bogus start company.
The land was close to the proposed Chief Minister and Governor residences, the Assembly and the State Secretariat. It was proposed to develop roads and drains required for the company by the government with Rs 5,500 crore. The company was given 15 years time, he said.
Naidu had given the lands in core area to his behamis, he alleged and added that former minister P Narayana also purchased 40 acres in the area. The case is pending in the court.
“Poll alliance talks have been going on for the last two months and it is an attempt to revive the TDP, which is on ventilator. Naidu is trying to gather all forces to defeat YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the ensuing elections. Every time Naidu is relying on others for his victory in the elections and every time he could not succeed and it was proved in 2019,” he observed.