Andhra Minister Lokesh accuses Jagan of 'extravagant' expenditure on palaces and air travel
Amaravati (PTI): Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Tuesday accused former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of wasting public money through "massive residential construction and extensive air travel bills" during his tenure.
Lokesh alleged that nearly Rs 500 crore was spent on palatial structures and Rs 222 crore on chartered flights.
He further criticised the previous YSRCP government for pushing Andhra Pradesh into financial distress.
"While people struggled for jobs and amenities, their (then) CM Jagan was splurging Rs 500 crore on a palace and Rs 222 crore on flying around. We're finally hearing the truth," said Lokesh in a post on 'X'.
The TDP leader alleged that the governance collapsed as money meant for welfare was channelled toward luxury-driven priorities and personal comforts during the previous YSRCP government between 2019 and 2024.
Reacting to Lokesh's allegations, the YSRCP alleged that the IT minister is propagating misinformation.
"At such a young age in politics, you have already mastered the art of becoming a con artist in spreading cooked up lies," the YSRCP said in a post on 'X'.
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ED attaches fresh assets in PMLA case against Reliance Group; total attachment over Rs 10K cr
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has attached fresh assets worth Rs 1,120 crore as part of its money laundering probe against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani, officials said.
Eighteen properties, including the Reliance Centre in Mumbai's Ballard Estate, fixed deposits, bank balance and shareholding in unqouted investments of Reliance Anil Ambani Group have been provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.
Another set of seven properties of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, two properties of Reliance Power Ltd, nine properties of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, fixed deposits in the name of Reliance Value Service Private Ltd, Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Lt, Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd, Adhar Property Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Gamesa Investment Management Private Ltd and investments made in unquoted investment by Reliance Venture Asset Management Private Ltd and Phi Management Solutions Private Ltd have also been attached, they said.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth over Rs 8,997 crore in the bank fraud cases related to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd, and Reliance Home Finance Ltd.
The total attachment in the case against the Reliance Group is now Rs 10,117 crore.
