TDP chief and AP N Chandrababu Naidu created a false hype on Tuesday by launching Kia car plant production in Anantapur though the company is yet to install even required machinery for the purpose with an aim to garner political mileage in upcoming Assembly.
But TDP leaders minted money out of Kia car plant, while hundreds of farmers who lost their lands for setting up plant have become toilet cleaners, sweepers in the same plant.
Like insider-trading in stock market, TDP ministers and leaders were very much aware in advance that the Kia car plant is going to come up near Penugonda.
Trying to exploit this situation into their advantage, TDP ministers Kalva Srinivasulu, Paritala Sunitha, chief whip Palle Raghunatha Reddy, TDP MLC Payyavula Keshav, TDP MLAs BK Parthasarathi, Varadapuram Suri purchased agriculture lands surrounding Kia car plant for dead cheap rates.
Poor farmers who were unaware of Kia car plant coming up there sold their lands to TDP leaders, who lured them saying that they would never get the price what they had offered.
Besides, 376 farmers lost their lands for Kia. The TDP government assured these farmers that 86 per cent of total 3,000 direct jobs in Kia plant would be offered to their families.
In reality, the Kia plant recruited not even 10 per cent locals and instead recruited staff from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat etc.
Locals were offered toilet cleaning, sweeper jobs and they were left with no choice but to accept these jobs for their livelihood.
TDP leaders on the other hand minted money as real estate business picked up due to Kia plant skyrocketed and land prices skyrocketed.