Lokesh dares Ministers for debate on Polavaram R&R

‘The ground realities are far from what the govt. is claiming’

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary N. Lokesh on Wednesday dared the Ministers to visit the areas affected by Polavaram irrigation project and claim their achievements in delivering on the promises made by the government pertaining to the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) package. Addressing a gathering on the concluding day of his visit in the project-affected areas, Mr. Lokesh said, “Agriculture Minister K. Kannababu is stating that our (TDP) field-level observations on the implementation of the R&R package are far from the reality. If so, why the Ministers are not able to visit the project-affected areas?” he asked.