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Ignoring drought, TDP govt busy luring MLAs, flays Madhu
He flayed the Centre for providing Rs 470 crore against the State government demand for Rs 2,000 crpre for drought relief measures and sought the government to take up drinking water and fodder supply on priority basis in the drought hit areas.
Tirupati: Coming down heavily on the TDP government for indulging in `money politics’, CPM State secretary P Madhu said that the ruling party is more interested in purchase of MLAs than looking into the severe drought hitting hard scores of people in the State.
Speaking to media here on Wednesday, Madhu said that almost the entire AP is reeling under acute drought but the government has not bothered to take up the required steps to mitigate the sufferings of the people, more so in providing at least drinking water to the affected as all its attention is only on the wholesale purchase of other party MLAs. He flayed the Centre for providing Rs 470 crore against the State government demand for Rs 2,000 crpre for drought relief measures and sought the government to take up drinking water and fodder supply on priority basis in the drought hit areas.
Continuing his tirade against TDP government, the Left party leader said that for Dalits the government is reluctant to provide them a piece of land for graveyard while the same government has no hesitation for providing vast stretch of lands to the corporates. ``As per 1,235 of 2008 the government has to provide 2 acre for burial ground, even by purchasing the land in case there is no government land available’’ he said adding that most of the SC habitations were devoid of burial grounds.
The ``Neeru-Chettu’ programme saw the lands adjoining tanks which the Dalits in many villages using as burial grounds disappearing while the road margins being used as grave yard by Dalits in some areas were also now not available to them, he said while highlighting the apathy of the government in addressing Dalit’s woes.
CPM leader alleged that harassing the tribal and scheduled caste for payment of power bills even for consumption of less than 50 units.
The previous N Kiran Kumar Reddy exempted these two communities from power bill payment up to 50 units but now the TDP government is tormenting even those consuming less than 50 units of power.
He also criticized the government for issuing A GO for handing over the activities being taken up under ITDA to a private consultancy which he said will ultimately hit the job opportunity for tribal.
Madhu also opposed the government handing over Chittoor government hospital to Apollo and also extending the lease period to 33 years.CPM state committee member Umanageswar Rao, Rayalaseema Abhivridhi Vedika leader Obul, CPM district secretary K Kumar Reddy and others were present.
