[ZESTCaste] Opposition parties stage walkout of AP Assembly

 

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Opposition parties stage walkout of AP Assembly

Press Trust Of India
Hyderabad, March 04, 2010
First Published: 13:34 IST(4/3/2010)
Last Updated: 13:37 IST(4/3/2010)

Opposition parties TDP, CPI, CPM and BJP walked out of the Andhra
Pradesh Assembly on Thursday alleging large-scale diversion of funds
earmarked under SC, ST sub-plans for the state.

The Praja Rajyam Party and Lok Satta Party too registered their
protest on the issue even as the Congress government was caught on the
defensive.

The matter was raised by senior Congress MLA D L Ravindra Reddy, who
pointed out that the SC, ST sub-plan was not being implemented
properly in the state.

He also referred to the Planning Commission of India's report that
found fault with the state government for not utilising the sub-plan
funds properly.

The TDP, CPI, CPM, PRP and BJP MLAs joined chorus on the issue and
cornered the government saying there was large-scale diversion of
funds meant for SCs and STs.

"In the last five years more than Rs 10,000 crore earmarked under SC,
ST sub-plans remained unspent. The amount spent were used for
irrelevant works like construction of Hyderabad Outer Ring Road,
improvement of Hussain Sagar lake, development of Krishnapatnam port
and other works," Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu alleged.

Of the Rs 5000 crore allotted for SC welfare during the current
fiscal, only 32 per cent were utilised, he said.

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