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Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had incurred an expenditure of ₹222.85 crore of nationalist funds connected chopper and craft question during his word from 2019 to 2024.
Records from the Andhra Pradesh Aviation Corporation Ltd. (APACL) amusement that ₹87.02 crore had been spent connected helicopters, ₹112.50 crore connected fixed-wing aircraft, and ₹23.31 crore connected boarding, unit handling and lodging, each paid from the State exchequer.
These disclosures emerged astatine a clip erstwhile RTI responses from each the 4 departments nether Minister Nara Lokesh (HRD, IT, Electronics and Communication, and RTG) categorically refuted the reports allegedly published by ‘Sakshi’, which claimed that Mr. Lokesh had undertaken “77 flights to Hyderabad astatine authorities expense.”
Each section confirmed successful penning that Mr. Lokesh did not assertion a azygous rupee from the authorities for authoritative travel, with each tickets, including peculiar flights, afloat self-funded.
Reacting to the revelations, Mr. Lokesh said, “While radical struggled for jobs and amenities, erstwhile CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was splurging ₹500 crore connected a palace and ₹222 crore connected flying around. We’re yet proceeding the truth. Andhra Pradesh deserved a vision, they got a abrogation instead.”
Referring to the RTI requests filed by activistic Suresh Babu, Mr. Lokesh said that the revelations besides dismantled the Telugu daily’s portrayal of “Lokesh vacationing successful Hyderabad and holidaying during the Budameru floods.”
Lies exposed: Lokesh
Verified question and enactment timelines amusement Mr. Lokesh attending continuous authoritative engagements crossed Patna, Puttaparthi, Mangalagiri, Vijayawada, and Amaravati, including personally overseeing flood-relief efforts successful Vijayawada done the night.
“Their lies basal exposed earlier the people. Instead of misleading the public, Sakshi should question Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy with the aforesaid intensity. Why are they soundless astir ₹222 crore spent connected his aerial travel?” Mr. Lokesh said.
