How Much Bribe Did Babu Receive To Do This?

• Babu’s drama to cheat people
• Double entendre – gaming with people
• Why is pipeline needed if there is no pollution?
• YS Jagan face-to-face discussion with aqua foods victims
• Condemn towards the Government’s behaviour

West Godavari: The leader of opposition and YSRCP president YS Jagan toured in West Godavari district today and met the victims of Mega Aqua Foods Park intended to be constructed in Bhimavaram area. He held a face-to-ace discussion with them and slammed the construction of the factory against the interest of the people.

YS Jagan was greeted with warmth by the people and the leaders of YSRCP as soon as he reached Betapudi. He assured solidarity to the fight of the farmers and the fishermen of the area against the setting up of the industry there.

Face-to-face discussion with the victims

YS Jagan

You will be given the mic. Give your message to Chandrababu.

Airavathi Avva (Jiraipalem)

The project should be removed from here. If the factory comes, the crops will not grow. Our only canal, Gontheru, will be polluted. I am afraid the toxic waste from the factory will be left into the canal. No fish will grow in lakes. We do not want the company here at any cost.

YS Jagan

They bought lands with deceit. They bought them saying aquaculture lakes would be set up. Did our panchayats declare they do not want the project? How many acres are affected?

Veera Venkata Satyavani (Betapudi village)

I sold 1.5 acres. They bought the lands saying it was for aquaculture lakes. No factory was mentioned. Our signatures were forced. We have been fighting for 2 years. After our 3 villages started to fight, 50 more villages joined us. We gave a unanimous resolution to the collector against the setting up of the factory but our opinions were not taken. The collector told us it was a Government project. Where can we go from our village? What gives Babu the right to run pipeline from our lands? If crops do not grow, will he bring them from Singapore?

YS Jagan

It is unjust for the collector to sidetrack people from the truth. I inquired what would happen if the pipelines run through the crop fields leaked. It is better to move the factory to shore area. It should not be in residential area.

Satyanarayana (Tundurru TDP MPTC)

The project should not be constructed. We stood by the side of the people and fought against the ruling party. We will continue to do that. TDP leaders compelled us to step back. We went around all politicians pleading in favour people’s interest. CPM and YSRCP stood in our support. YSRCP leaders assured us that they would report the situation to YS Jagan and look for a solution to the problem. He came to our support as promised. We thank him on behalf of all victim villages.

YS Jagan

Even TDP leaders are expressing condemn towards Babu’s behaviour. In spite of the factory being a private company’s it was kept secret and it projected as the Government’s.  Is it true that attempt to murder cases were filed against the people who resisted the factory?

Satyanarayana

Bind over cases and attempt to murder cases were filed. I have been fighting for 2.5 years. The Government and the factory’s management are staying indifferent to our agitation.

YS Jagan

It is absolutely atrocious to book such cases against the people resisting the factory’s construction. I met Satyavathi in central jail. The pain undergone by the victims is inexplicable.

Keerthana

My husband’s name is Mahesh. He was taken away forty days ago for speaking against the setting up of the factory. After he was imprisoned, I find it hard to live alone, bringing up two children. We do not want the factory. Ask them to set it up elsewhere.

YS Jagan

Seven people are being harassed with imprisonment for resisting the factory without chance of bail. Others are being threatened about meeting the same fate. In spite of people explaining that the factory will lead to pollution of tha canal, the Government is not caring for it, besides imprisoning innocent people by imposing false cases. We can imagine how many toxic chemicals will come out of a factory that purifies 3000 tons of prawns and fish every day.

Why is babu installing pipeline for a private factory? How much bribe did Babu receive to do this? What is the reason behind Babu’s pretense?