YSRCP's Lakshmi Parvathi questions Naidu's three-day absence from public view

YSR Congress Party State general secretary Nandamuri Lakshmi Parvathi on Monday asked the government to disclose Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's tour programme, questioning his absence from public view over the past three days.

Speaking to reporters at the party's central office in Tadepalli, she said the State was dealing with multiple pressing issues at the time. People in North Andhra were contending with flood-related problems, farmers in Rayalaseema were affected by drought, and unemployed youth and DSC aspirants were staging protests over their demands.

Ms. Lakshmi Parvathi asked why the Chief Minister's travel schedule had not been made public and demanded that he explain where he had gone and the purpose of the visit.

Turning to Mr. Naidu's earlier trips abroad, she alleged that details of some of his foreign visits had not been adequately disclosed, and questioned whether the Centre and intelligence agencies were aware of them.

She drew a comparison with former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, claiming that he had made details of his travel public and approached the courts whenever permission was required. She also accused Minister Nara Lokesh and sections of the media of applying different standards to the two leaders.

Ms. Lakshmi Parvathi further alleged that Andhra Pradesh was losing investments because of corruption, demands for bribes and the alleged use of the "Red Book" system. She accused the government of failing to check the exploitation of natural resources, including sand and hillocks.