Botsa criticizes Naidu for silence on steel plant privatization

Visakhapatnam: Senior YSRC leader Botsa Satyanarayana slammed Telugu Desam president N for his failure to state his stand on privatization of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant during a public meeting in Gajuwaka on Monday. Targeted Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing a press conference in Visakhapatnam, Botsa Satyanarayana said he expected Chandrababu Naidu to state his stand on the privatization issue while addressing a public meeting at Gajuwaka on Sunday evening, which is very close to the steel plant. Satyanarayana clearly stated that the YSRC government was opposed to privatisation, adding, “Naidu is adopting double standards on this issue.” Satyanarayan told Chief Minister Y.S. Naidu has also been criticized for his remarks on stone pelting against Jagan Mohan Reddy. He said, “No one can call this incident a drama. Jagan Mohan Reddy is not an actor but a fighter.

The attack on Jagan Mohan Reddy was genuine,” Satyanarayana said and condemned Chandrababu Naidu’s comments on the issue. He said leaders of all political parties condemned the incident but Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan’s comments were sarcastic. The minister took on Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and advised him to understand the institutions and systems before making any adverse comments. He said that people have lost faith in Chandrababu and his goal of returning to power will remain unfulfilled. “Chandrababu Naidu failed to do anything in 14 years as Chief Minister and is now telling a pack of lies to come back to power,” Satyanarayana said.