YSRCP slams Chandrababu for selling Visakhapatnam lands to corporates in the name of development

Visakhapatnam, Oct 25: Former Minister Kurasala Kannababu slammed Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for handing over valuable lands in Visakhapatnam to corporate companies in the name of development. He said the TDP coalition government was turning the city into a centre for corporate interests while ignoring the needs of ordinary people.

Speaking to the media at the YSRCP office along with former Minister Gudivada Amarnath, MLC Varudu Kalyani and party district president K.K. Raju, Kannababu alleged that valuable lands were being offered to corporates at just 99 paise per acre. While thousands of acres were being allotted to companies, poor families were denied house sites.

He criticised the government for spending hundreds of crores on Yoga Day celebrations, summits and publicity while failing to address drinking water shortages and basic infrastructure problems. Small traders were being targeted while corporates received special benefits.

Kannababu said Chandrababu was taking credit for Bhogapuram Airport works advanced during Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's tenure and for water supplied through Polavaram canals. He questioned why those who raised environmental concerns over Rushikonda were now allowing hills around Visakhapatnam to be excavated.

He alleged that TDP leaders were filing fake nominations in YSRCP's name and manipulating withdrawals after courts questioned election irregularities. Candidates were obstructed, leaders placed under house arrest and police misused.

He said the government was diverting attention from rising essential commodity prices by attacking YSRCP. He announced a Save Vizag campaign to protect the city's land, environment and future.

Kannababu urged voters to elect mayoral candidate Varudu Kalyani and other YSRCP candidates. He said Chandrababu followed "use and throw" politics, while Jagan stood by those who trusted him.

Chandrababu's policy is Sell Vizag. YSRCP's mission is Save Vizag," he said.