Telangana Congress MLAs gunning for YSR’s son-in-law
The issue of leasing of iron ore mines in Khammam district is likely to snowball into a major controversy.
More than the Opposition parties, the Telangana Congress MLAs and Ministers are planning to bring pressure on the government to cancel the lease given to Rakshana Steels, controlled by Bro Anil Kumar, son-in-law of the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy for mining iron ore in 1.45 lakh acres since it allegedly hurts the interests of the people in Telangana. “If necessary, we will approach the party high command to ensure cancellation of the lease agreement,” one Congress leader said.
Though Opposition parties did not concentrate on the issue in the Assembly on Tuesday, they are in no mood to leave it alone. As chief minister K Rosaiah is expected in Hyderabad only day after tomorrow (he is in Delhi), the parties are planning to bring as much pressure as possible on him on Thursday for constitution of a House Committee on the deal.
“We will not leave the issue. We will take it up day after tomorrow. This is probably the biggest scam India has ever seen,” TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu also said. Similar opinion was echoed by the CPI and CPM members G Mallesh and Julakanti Ranga Reddy respectively.
On Monday, the chief minister said his head was reeling when CPI legislator K Sambasiva Rao told him that the value of the iron ore in the areas leased out in favour of Rakshana Steels was Rs 13 lakh crore. According to Opposition parties, 24 hectares was allotted to Rakshana Steels in 2005 and another 260 acres in 2009.
When Opposition parties took objection to allotment, ignoring Visakha Steel, the state government facilitated formation of a joint venture between Rakshana Steels and State Mineral Development Corporation and allotted a whopping 1.4 lakh acres.
According to the MoU, the Mineral Development Corporation would mine the iron ore and sell it to Rakshana Steels but in practice, what will happen is that Rakshana Steels itself mine iron ore unofficially.
Javed Khan
Jul 14, 2010 @ 18:12:40
YSR was behaving as if entire A.P was his ancestral property, he was gifting lands to his friends and family members at his choice.
Now Jagan is trying to claim his fathers property.
Like a devoted father-in-law he donated lakhs of acres to his son-in-law to see him mint money and lead a happy life. Why would he worry if it was govt property, he wants to see his son and son-in-law competing with Ambani's one day. If money is still a constraint he was prepared to even sell Tirupati hills for entertainment and resorts.
What were these T- Congress MLA's doing when all these were happening? Shame on them, when so much looting is being done were they expecting similar favors from YSR? Leaders in T congress who are pet dogs of YSR will be silent now, only few can raise even now.
gopal
Jul 14, 2010 @ 18:37:28
Javed khan, You are 101 % correct.
Telanganaforever
Jul 14, 2010 @ 19:43:45
Its payback time:
“Because of them, the party is getting a bad name. One by one, their misdeeds are being exposed. If they hurt the Nehru-Gandhi family any more, people will teach them a lesson,” said Congress MLA Shankar Rao.
Kranthi
Jul 14, 2010 @ 20:49:50
evadabba sommani lease ki ichindi govt ys relatives ki??what our TG leaders doing sitting in assembly???shame on our own leaders…govt should cancel the lease contract asap
Thomassheep
Jul 15, 2010 @ 02:18:46
Jai TELANGANA
Jai Telangana
Jul 16, 2010 @ 01:04:51
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