Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samiti legislator T. Harish Rao on Tuesday moved the AP High Court against the action of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy in sanctioning of a water scheme to Chittoor district.
The MLA has challenged a GO issued on October 14, 2013 according administrative approval for Rs 4,300 crore for execution of Rs 7,390 crore-worth drinking water supply project. The amount was sanctioned for execution of first phase of the project.
He told the court that at present, the entire Cabinet was divided on regional lines and there is no possibility of securing approval and funds from either the state Cabinet or Assembly for the Chittoor project.
He alleged that, keeping this situation in mind the Chief Minister adopted backdoor method for sanction of the project by ignoring mandatory provisions of law, business rules and legislative process.
He contended that the political executive head of the state cannot be allowed to misuse the authority and to splurge public funds contrary to fiscal provisions and the Constitution.
He argued that Kiran Kumar Reddy has taken the decision in view his political future but not in public interest.
The MLA submitted that the managing director of AP Infrastructure Corporation was proceeding to grant the project works to chosen few by calling tenders and to award works, and intending to grant 10 per cent mobilisation advances to successful bidders.
Harish Rao said he made a representation to the chief secretary requesting him not to issue orders contrary to the Budget and Government Business Rules.
The TRS legislator urged the court to stay the GO. He named the Chief Minister as one of the respondents to the petition.
