YSR debates with naidu regarding Power

With the power crisis looming large on the State and the main opposition party, Telugu Desam stepping up its agitation against power cuts, Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy decided to launch a counter attack on TD, exposing the lack of foresight on the part of previous Chandrababu Naidu government in taking up power projects.

The YSR government is making maximum use of the media to launch an attack on Naidu. It is issuing regular press releases and also huge advertisements in the media, stating that the present crisis in power sector was the result of faulty policies of the previous TD government. While not a single project was taken up by State-run APGenco, the four gas-based private projects started by the TD government lacked gas supply. Naidu government did not make any attempts to bid for gas exploration in K-G basin, while Gujarat and Reliance grabbed the gas blocks. "Let Naidu come for an open debate in the Assembly. We will explain to the people how Naidu had grossly neglected the power sector during his regime," he challenged, in an open letter to the people on Sunday.

Looks like there would be yet another interesting verbal duel in Assembly during the monsoon session.