Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary N. Lokesh has alleged that the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government in Andhra Pradesh looted the welfare fund of the construction workers amounting to ₹2,000 crore, and that the much-hyped sand policy has done more harm than good to them.
Addressing a meeting of various trade unions as part of his Yuva Galam padayatra in the Gannavaram Assembly constituency on August 23 (Wednesday), Mr. Lokesh said the construction sector was badly hit by the government’s policies, due to which several builders, agents and workers migrated to Hyderabad in the recent past.
He assured the gathering that various taxes imposed by the YSRCP government would be reduced after the TDP comes to power in 2024, and a better sand policy introduced.