Singareni Misinformation Claims Slammed By Deputy CM Bhatti
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Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has strongly condemned what he described as a deliberate misinformation campaign against Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Speaking to the media, he said fake stories were being spread about Singareni to damage its reputation and weaken public trust. He also alleged that misinformation was being circulated against the Telangana government with clear intent.
The Deputy Chief Minister said some people were writing articles to hurt Singareni’s self respect. He questioned whose interests were hidden behind such slogans and narratives. He expressed anger that the self confidence of workers was being damaged by repeatedly targeting the state’s largest public sector enterprise. According to him, these actions were not accidental but planned.
Meanwhile, Bhatti raised pointed questions about the sequence of events behind the allegations. He asked, “One wrote the article, another wrote the letter, another ordered an investigation, what is the relationship between these three people?” He stated that Singareni is an autonomous organisation and that it takes its own decisions. He also said they welcome Union Minister Kishan Reddy’s visit and any investigation. He added that the truth should come out and people should know the facts.
The Deputy Chief Minister explained that there was nothing new about the site visit rule being discussed. He said Coal India introduced the site visit rule in 2018, while NMDC implemented it in 2021. He further said the site visit condition came into effect in Singareni in 2023 and that the CMPDI document made site visits mandatory. He reminded that in 2018 and 2021, neither he nor the Congress party was in power. He added that many central and state organisations across the country follow site visit norms.
However, Bhatti expressed anger that misinformation was being spread by claiming there were no site visits anywhere. He said this rule already existed in the tenders of Railways, Hindustan Coppers, Gujarat Industries Power Company and the Maharashtra government. Therefore, he said such claims were misleading and false.
Later, Bhatti said a leader wrote a letter based on an article written with malicious intent. He said the tenders were immediately cancelled as misunderstandings would increase. He stated that tenders for the Naini coal blocks were called during the BRS regime. He also said there was no situation where diesel could be supplied to mining activities in the country and that the diesel policy was changed in the Naini block tenders in 2022.
The Deputy Chief Minister clarified that 20 out of 25 Singareni tenders were held during the BRS regime and only five were held after the Congress government came to power. He said no tenders had been received by anyone related to the Congress so far. He also said there was no truth in the news that the Chief Minister had links with Srujan Reddy. He explained that Srujan Reddy’s company is Shodha Construction Private Limited, that MD Deepthi Reddy is the daughter of Kandala, and that Srujan Reddy is the son in law of a former BRS MLA.
Bhatti questioned what former minister and MLA Harish Rao really wanted and why he was writing letters to the Centre. He said Harish Rao should write to him seeking an inquiry into all tenders held since 2014. He said everything from Tadicharla to Naini should be investigated. He added that he would discuss the issue and order an inquiry once Chief Minister Revanth arrives. Bhatti made it clear that he did not enter politics to accumulate assets and that he would not allow any vultures into the coal wells.
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