Legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi staged a protest demonstration at the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the Tank Bund against the decision of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to suspend power generation at Srisailam.
Speaking to the media, a dozen Members of the Legislative Council and Assembly representing the party lashed out at Mr. Naidu and termed it a conspiracy hatched by people from Andhra Pradesh to deprive people from the fledgling State of much-needed power.
MLCs - K. Prabhakar, B. Venkateshwarlu, Bhanu Prasad, Yadav Reddy, K.R. Amos, Saleem, P. Sudhakar Reddy and Jagadishwar Reddy and MLAs Koppula Eshwar, Laxma Reddy, Gongidi Sunita, Kanaka Reddy and Venkateshwarlu, accompanied by party cadres converged on the Ambedkar Statue to stage the protest, showcasing their anger against the AP Government.
They pointed out that Government Order No. 69, issued when Mr. Naidu was Chief Minister of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh clearly stipulated that up to 834 feet level at the dam, power generation was possible and only when the level dipped further could the need for providing drinking water applied. The current level in the reservoir was about 860 feet, they said, pointing that there was absolutely no justification for the AP Government to suspend power generation.
The legislators charged Mr. Naidu with conspiracy and cited the example of how the Krishnapatnam Power Project was ready for commissioning and how he was not keen on going ahead with it immediately. This showed that the government only wanted to hit out at the Telangana Government, causing inconvenience to the people.
