Jana Sena Party (JSP) official spokesman Sundarapu Vijay Kumar has alleged that the only objective of the ‘Adudam Andhra’ programme of the YSR Congress government is to strike a rapport with people in the rural and urban areas before the general elections, after neglecting sports for more than four years.
Addressing a media conference in Visakhapatnam on October 12, Mr. Vijay Kumar said that while the State government had announced ₹42 crore would be spent on purchase of sports equipment, there were no grounds for the promotion of sports. This was because the grounds and indoor stadiums were leased to private parties by the government, as part of monetisation of assets.
Wondering whether Minister for Tourism and Sport R. K. Roja was aware of these issues, he alleged that Ms. Roja instead of concentrating on promotion of sports and tourism was devoting all her time to foist cases on Opposition leaders. The summer sports camps, which used to be conducted every year, were stopped on the plea of COVID-19 but they were revived only this year.
