Bhatti accuses BRS of misleading people on power sector, rules out privatisation

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka addressing a press conference at Praja Bhavan, in Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 7). | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR

Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of misleading people on the State’s power sector and strongly ruled out any proposal to privatise power utilities.

He said the government would release documentary evidence every week to counter what he termed ‘false propaganda’ on the Yadadri project and decisions taken by the BRS government.

Addressing a press conference at Praja Bhavan, Mr. Bhatti hit back at criticism by former BRS Minister T. Harish Rao over the Yadadri Thermal Power Plant (YTPP), questioning the previous government’s decision to take up the project without securing adequate coal allocation and supply linkages.