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RS 10 cr bribe for waiving 100 cr loan, alleges Cong
Vijayawada: Senior Congress leader Chinta Mohan on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government and the current state coalition government, alleging widespread corruption, flawed policies, and the dismantling of crucial welfare programmes. Addressing a press conference in Vijayawada, Mohan touched upon issues ranging from bank loan write-offs and rising fuel prices to the controversial Amaravati project and the alleged weakening of the MGNREGA scheme. He asserted that corruption has escalated tenfold under BJP rule, claiming that 'BJP leaders are swindling thousands of crores of rupees.' He accused the government of writing off lakhs of crores in bank loans, leading to massive illicit gains. 'To get a Rs 100 crore loan waiver, one has to pay Rs 10 crore as bribe,' he alleged, stating that this sentiment is widely prevalent in Delhi, where he recently conducted an extensive ground assessment. The former minister questioned the whereabouts of subsidies on crude oil, stating that India is receiving 60 per cent of its crude oil from Russia at subsidised rates. 'Despite this, petrol pumps are not dispensing fuel for less than Rs 100 per litre,' he observed, demanding an explanation from the central government regarding the utilisation of these subsidies. While clarifying that he is not against Amaravati, Mohan criticised the project's concept as 'a total failure.' He said that the CRDA acquired 30,000 acres, and 'if you dig an inch, you find water,' suggesting unsuitability for a capital. He also questioned the need for another international airport in Amaravati, just 30 km from the existing one in Vijayawada. Mohan strongly condemned the state coalition government for allegedly 'destroying' the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He accused the government of diverting 90 per cent of MGNREGA funds, meant for labourers' wages, towards 'material charges,' leaving only 10 per cent for the workers. Regarding the Talliki Vandanam scheme, Mohan alleged that the government's distributed funds were ending up in 'brandy shops'. He demanded that funds for students' education be directly credited to schools and colleges. He also voiced strong opposition to the state government's reported plans to reduce the number of schools in Andhra Pradesh from 35,000 (established during Rajiv Gandhi's 1987 New Education Policy initiative) to 10,000.
Hans India
27-04-2025
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SC categorisation a conspiracy to divide dalits: Chinta Mohan
Ongole: Former union minister and senior Congress party leader Chinta Mohan called the SC categorisation ordinance issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh a conspiracy to divide dalits, at a press meet in Ongole on Saturday. Speaking to the press, Mohan said that the 11 years of Narendra Modi's rule have disturbed the country. He said that though the prime minister is making a foreign tour once a week, he failed even to conduct a press meet to explain his achievements. He observed that there is economic disparity even after 75 years of independence, as the financially strong sections are getting stronger and the weaker are getting weaker day by day. He said that hunger, despair, and unemployment are dominating India, and the ruling party is calling it Viksit Bharat. He said that the Muslims, the poor, and all sections of society are worried and coming onto the roads in protest against the decisions by the union government. He said that SC, STs, who are about 25 per cent of the population in the country, are receiving only 1 per cent of the bank loans, while BCs, who are about 50 per cent population, are getting less than 2 percent of the loans. But, he said that Marwaris and Gujarathis are receiving the bank loans, and defaulting on them. Mohan said that the NDA parties want to divide dalits as they found out that dalits are nearer to achieving political power. He demanded categorisation in the contracts, mines, bank loans, social justice, etc., but not in the posts of nurses or constable jobs. The governments, he said, are distributing thousands of acres of land to corporate companies for a cheap price, but are not even giving housing plots of two cents to working journalists and others. He said that the Christian community still believes that the death of Pastor Praveen is due to murder, and the government failed to provide enough proof that it was an accident.
