Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu has criticised the Congress leadership for its double standards on mining issues, even as he hailed the Centre's decision to cancel Bayyaram iron ore mining leases. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Mr. Naidu said the Congress party was keeping quiet on mining scams in Andhra Pradesh, whereas it has been vocal on similar issues in other States.

He sought to know why AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, was aggressively campaigning against mining issues in Karnataka and Orissa and was silent about the controversies in AP. People of Andhra Pradesh were also expecting similar action against Obulapuram iron ore, Visakhapatnam bauxite, Chimakurthi galaxy granite, Koduru barytes and other mining scams.

Published Date : Saturday, Aug 28, 01:30pm IST

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