Overview
- Talari Rangaiah claimed the ruling coalition has been demanding contracts, commissions and jobs from major industrialists, warning that continued levies could force factory closures and relocations.
- He accused the TDP-led administration of plundering sand, quartz and liquor resources, arguing that unchecked extraction is undermining regional wealth creation.
- Rangaiah charged that welfare schemes are being manipulated to reward party loyalists, pointing to a drop in pension beneficiaries and the retrenchment of field assistants and contractors.
- Senior TDP leader G Deepak Reddy refuted the allegations as factually incorrect, highlighting that N Chandrababu Naidu’s government secured one of the state’s largest foreign investments and generated thousands of jobs.
- The public dispute underscores intensifying political tensions as both parties seek to influence investor confidence and voter perceptions in Andhra Pradesh.