YSRCP creating hurdles for IT investments in Visakhapatnam, alleges Palla

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh unit president Palla Srinivasa Rao has accused the YSRCP leaders of sabotaging the aspirations of individuals of North Andhra area for vested pursuits.

“The YSRCP had beforehand tried to dam TCS by litigation and is now conspiring to derail the Google venture as properly. The agenda of YSRCP leaders just isn’t the welfare of farmers, however the safety of their benami lands,” he instructed the media at Gajuwaka on Friday (October 3, 2025).

Mr. Srinivasa Rao alleged that investments value round ₹50,000 crore in Visakhapatnam have been below menace as a result of YSRCP.

The authorities has earmarked 200 acres at Bheemunipatnam and Tarulavada for a Google Data Centre, providing compensation of ₹19.55 lakh per acre to farmers.

“But, the YSRCP leaders have moved the courts below the guise of farmers. But in actuality, they’re attempting to safeguard lands acquired in benami names. They have even filed instances within the names of deceased farmers to create a façade of resistance,” he mentioned.

The Gajuwaka MLA additionally alleged that it was through the YSRCP leaders, throughout their get together’s tenure, aided by pliant bureaucrats, cornered huge tracts of land in Anandapuram, Padmanabham, Pendurthi, and Bheemunipatnam mandals on benami names. “Nearly 300 acres have been usurped on this method. Now that these very parcels have been allotted to Google, they’re making an attempt to erect authorized hurdles to guard their illicit acquisitions,” Mr. Srinivasa Rao alleged.

He insisted that the ₹50,000-crore funding proposed by Google can be a game-changer for Andhra Pradesh’s financial system, creating employment and putting Visakhapatnam firmly on the worldwide digital map.