The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has accused the coalition government of making false claims and misappropriating credit related to the Jal Jeevan Mission programme held recently in Prodduturu, Andhra Pradesh.
YSRCP Kadapa district in-charge and former MLA Ravindranath Reddy stated on Tuesday that the event was used to target the Opposition and gain publicity, despite clear evidence of credit theft by former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
A party press release alleged that Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was provided with a scripted speech containing inaccuracies, which he delivered before later correcting the errors on his social media account. The YSRCP described this as indicative of the coalition government’s shallow functioning and the dissemination of distorted information.
The release emphasised that the initiative to provide drinking water to every household was launched under Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s administration, along with the unprecedented distribution of house site pattas to poor families. It accused Chandrababu Naidu of claiming credit for these projects.
The press statement further noted that more than 90 per cent of the Prodduturu–Mylavaram reservoir work was completed during Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s term, with trial runs conducted as early as 2022. The YSRCP challenged the coalition government to a debate on development achievements in Prodduturu, Kadapa, or the wider state.
Additionally, the party highlighted that major...
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