CAG report exposes financial indiscipline of coalition government

Tadepalli, March 11: Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the CAG report has ratified what YSRCP has been consistently stating about the financial indiscipline of the coalition government, pointing out that it has taken a whopping Rs 3.2 lakh crores in just two years while the borrowings during the entire five-year term of the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government stood at Rs 3.31 lakh crores. He said there is no clarity on where this massive borrowing has gone as the Super Six promises remain unimplemented and the state revenues have fallen, clearly indicating pilferage and rampant corruption with the ruling coalition taking a cut in everything from sand to land, mines and liquor. There is no other reason to explain why the revenues are falling and the fiscal deficit is mounting and state borrowings are escalating to levels that are attracting interest as well.

Speaking to media here on Wednesday, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy lambasted the coalition government for its gross escapism on key issues in the just concluded 16-day Assembly session and reiterated that Chandrababu has been politicizing Tirupati issue though all the accusing fingers are pointing towards him. He said the budget session was used to spread lies, false propaganda and level baseless allegations against political adversaries while genuine questions raised by the Opposition on issues of public interest remained unanswered.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gave a blow by blow account backed by data on the genuine questions from financial indiscipline to Tirupati laddu issue raised by the Opposition which were unanswered during the 16-day session and it was devoted to mutual praise of the coalition partners and targeting the Opposition YSRCP.
The budget session was used to spread lies, false propaganda and level baseless allegations against political adversaries and it failed to answer the questions raised on public interest.
Chandrababu has scant respect for God, and his inefficiency in maintaining temples has resulted in loss of human lives from the stampede at Tirupati till the very recent incident at Kadiri and the pointed questions we asked about the ghee adulteration remained unanswered and we exposed the Indiapure–Heritage link even as they were running for cover by floating different versions at different times.

Right from tenders to supply of ghee to accepting rejected tankers took place during Chandrababu’s term and he has been leveling baseless allegations against us on one hand and has silently hiked the price of ghee from Rs 351 to Rs 761 per kg and it was a deliberate attempt to benefit his coterie.

Chandrababu boasting of women safety at the International Women’s Day meeting is a sham as there were heinous cases of atrocities on women by TDP–Jana Sena MLAs at Railway Koduru, Amudalavalasa, Guntur East, Sativedu and the complaint against the Minister’s PA was not attended which shows his sincerity. Even the TTD Chairman remains untouched despite explicit videos and photos have come out.
It was during our period that women empowerment was tangible in the social, political, economic fields and we have taken firm steps by providing them reservations, establishing small businesses, facilitated to get loans from banks and roped in multi-nationals as their working partners.
During the coalition government farmers are dying as they are not getting MSP, no crop insurance while we delivered all promises through RBKs. Today people are falling ill by drinking water and milk and students are being admitted to hospitals due to lack of hygiene at hostels while we kept them tidy under Nadu Nedu.

Adabidda Nidhi did not take off, unemployment stipend did not see the light of day, there are drastic cuttings in the number of beneficiaries of other schemes including pensions, Annadata Sukhibhava, Talliki Vandanam, free gas cylinders and others. Free bus and other schemes have come with riders and
Though promises were made they would give more than what YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government was giving, after assuming office they have done away with the existing schemes and not implemented their own promises and when we raised these questions there were no answers during the 16-day Assembly session, he said.