BJP-Led Centre Trying To Privatise Singareni: Bhatti
Slams BRS for making false claims on SCCL
Mancherial: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday said the state government was committed to protecting the Singareni Collieries Company Limited and ensuring the welfare of its workers.
Addressing a programme in Mancherial to distribute compassionate appointment orders to 335 dependents of medically invalidated SCCL employees, he alleged that the BJP-led Central government was trying to privatise the company. He also rejected allegations by the BRS regarding diversion of coal reserves.
He criticised BRS leader T. Harish Rao, accusing him of making false claims on SCCL and said the BRS had exploited the company’s resources during its tenure.
Bhatti said the Singareni Medical Board would function transparently to provide appointments on compassionate grounds to eligible candidates. He added that SCCL was implementing an accidental insurance cover of Rs 1.25 crore for its workers and that a committee would be constituted to examine the issue of duplicate names in the organisation.
He said the Congress government had provided a Rs 5,000 bonus to around 30,000 Singareni workers.
The Deputy Chief Minister also criticised Union minister for mines G. Kishan Reddy, questioning his role in the allocation of the Tadicherla coal block and alleging that it was allotted to private entities.
IT and civil supplies minister D. Sridhar Babu alleged that the BRS had treated SCCL as its own property and said the government would inquire into alleged irregularities during its rule.
Ministers Adluri Laxman and Ponnam Prabhakar also criticised BRS leaders K.T. Rama Rao and Harish Rao over their statements on Singareni.
Peddapalli MP Vamsi Krishna, MLAs Gandra Satyanarayana Rao, Makhan Singh Takur, Maloth Rama Das Naik, Gaddam Vinod and Kokkirala Prem Sagar Rao, along with trade union leaders, were present.
