Free For The Namesake

Hyderabad: TDP proudly
declares onscreen that sand is being given away for free. But behind the
screen, sand is being robbed with the help of yellow leaders. The TDP leaders
are snatching money under various names.

Leaders addicted

Chandrababu’s Government proved
that huge amounts of money could be pocketed with the help of sand. TDP leaders
have conquered sand reaches in every district and earned crores of rupees at
every possible place. Finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu himself stated
once that a scam involving Rs.2,000 crore had happened in sand. It can hence be
understood what might have been the unofficial account for this. As the leaders
of the ruling party are involved in this, the Government had to taste disgrace.
So a wise attempt was made to regain its good name by wisely announcing sand as
free.

Collection
resumes

TDP leaders who have occupied the
sand reaches are determined to not move from there. In the name of uploading
charges, local development fund and donation for laying roads, they are
snatching money. For instance, at Tadepalli reach near the capital area, a
local TDP leader is dominating the field. He is grabbing money citing that they
have laid roads there. 40-50 lorries have been arranged for supplying sand. It
is the word of the mouth that an average income of Rs.50,000-60,000 per day is
promised by this business. The officials are scared of questioning him as he is
a ruling party leader from the capital area.

Known secrets

CM Chandrababu Naidu is well aware
of these activities by TDP leaders. That is why he is trying to act sincere and
boasting to have given sand for free. Administrative mechanism is in support of
the sand mafia any way. The incident involving woman Tehsildar Vanajakshi
exemplifies what will happen if any officer comes intervenes with the sand
mafia. So the scamsters are being focused as mafia and Chandrababu is being
projected as a sincere leader.