The Capital News
Vijayawada: July 10: Former finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu launched a scathing attack on the YSR Congress government, alleging that all sectors have regressed during its destructive rule over the past five years.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Ramakrishnudu accused the current administration of neglecting key initiatives such as the Polavaram, irrigation river connectivity projects, construction of Amaravati, and developments in electricity and industrial sectors. Ramakrishnudu highlighted the findings of the Andhra Pradesh Socio-Economic Survey 2022-23, which he claims illustrates the complete collapse of the State’s economic growth, now in crisis.
He pointed out that crop cultivation has plummeted to its lowest level in a hundred years of agricultural history, leading to farmer suicides due to incomplete irrigation projects and mounting debts. The former minister also criticized chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for his handling of the aqua sector, attributing its decline to misguided policies, increased electricity rates for the sector, and pervasive corruption.
He noted that the dire state of affairs has deterred industrialists from investing in Andhra Pradesh. Ramakrishnudu further condemned the state of government hospitals, describing them as “hellholes” due to the mismanagement by the YSR Congress.
Additionally, he claimed that corruption has plagued the power, education, and tourism sectors, while unprecedented restrictions have been imposed on the media.
Reflecting on the period following the state’s partition, Ramakrishnudu lauded CM Chandrababu Naidu’s efforts in 2014 to lead Andhra Pradesh towards development and recovery.