After alleging serious lapses in liquor sales and failure to implement prohibition as promised in its manifesto by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trained its guns on sand mining in the State. The BJP alleged that ₹2,000 crore of revenue earned through sand mining was siphoned off by the YSRCP leaders.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari said that the State government announced its sand policy on May 3, 2021, and handed over the sand mining contract to Jaya Prakash Power Ventures Ltd. on the condition that it would pay ₹760 crore per annum to the government. Sub-leasing was not allowed as per the contract.
However, JPVL entered into a sub-lease agreement with Vijayawada-based Turnkey Enterprises. Though sand mining worth ₹188 crore was taking place, only ₹63 crore was paid to the treasury. The remaining amount was reaching the YSRCP leaders. During the last 16 months, as much as ₹2,000 crore was siphoned off, Ms. Purandeswari alleged.
