‘Jagan handed Andhra to Adani like a blank cheque’: Y S Sharmila takes on brother after US indictment

According to the indictment, Adani “personally met with Foreign Official 1 successful Andhra Pradesh to beforehand the execution of PSA (power proviso agreements) betwixt SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India) and AP’s authorities energy organisation companies, including connected oregon astir August 7, 2021, connected oregon astir September 12, 2021 and connected oregon astir November 20, 2021”. The “Foreign Official 1”, according to the indictment, “had served arsenic a high-ranking authorities authoritative of Andhra Pradesh from May 2019 to June 2024”.

While the indictment does not sanction Foreign Officer 1, a filing by the Security Exchanges Commission filing does accidental that successful August 2021, Adani “met personally with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh…” Between May 2019 and June 2024, Jagan Mohan Reddy was the main minister.

Sharmila besides enactment distant the Andhra Pradesh Congress’s request that each powerfulness deals successful which the Adani Group is progressive beryllium cancelled. “The Adani Group should beryllium blacklisted successful AP, and each existing deals should beryllium reviewed and cancelled,” she said.

“On 1 hand, Adani’s activities are bringing disrepute to India portion Jagan’s dealings with him are defaming Andhra Pradesh. For bribes, Jagan handed implicit respective projects to the Adani Group, including a involvement successful the Gangavaram Port,” she alleged.

The YSRCP had issued a connection earlier connected Friday saying determination was nary nonstop statement betwixt Andhra Pradesh powerfulness organisation companies and the Adani Group. “The authorities authorities had entered into an statement with SECI to procure power. There is nary nonstop statement betwixt AP powerfulness organisation companies and immoderate different entities, including those belonging to the Adani Group. Therefore, the allegations made connected the authorities government, successful the airy of the indictment are incorrect,’’ the connection said.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu meantime said successful the Legislative Assembly connected Friday that the authorities authorities is successful possession of the indictment reports and assured that enactment would beryllium taken if immoderate irregularities are found.