Andhra Pradesh: BJP for merger of Polavaram submergence villages with Telangana, says D.K. Aruna
The Hindu
‘Controversy over the impact of floodwater discharges on Bhadrachalam a political game of TRS and YSRCP’
The controversy that has erupted between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the impact of the floodwaters discharged from the Polavaram project on Bhadrachalam and some other villages is a part of the political game being played by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), BJP national vice-president D.K. Aruna has alleged.
The problem would be resolved only if the BJP was voted to power, Ms. Aruna said while addressing the media here on Saturday.
“As far as the BJP is concerned, it has been demanding that the villages facing submergence due to the Polavaram project be merged with Telangana in tune with the people’s wish,” Ms. Aruna said.
Some of the villages had access only from the Andhra Pradesh side and there were no basic amenities. “There is neither a change nor any ambiguity in the BJP’s stand,” she added.
The TRS and the YSRCP had a “clear understanding” about the Polavaram and Kaleshwaram projects, she said. The two parties were known for using such contentious issues to their advantage during the elections and forget them later, she observed.
Commenting on the future of the BJP in Telangana, Ms. Aruna exuded confidence that it would come to power in 2024. “The people of the State are completely upset over the failures of the TRS government,” she said.
“People know well that the Telangana they dreamt of will become a reality only when the BJP replaces the family-centric TRS government,” she asserted.