Lokesh writes to CM seeking justice for AgriGold victims

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary, Lokesh, on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, do justice to AgriGold victims. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Lokesh said that AgriGold was birth when the late Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy was the chief minister, indulging in scams at that time itself. After the TDP came to power in 2014, the 21,000 acres of AgriGold were attached, arrested the management representatives and did justice to the victims but still false allegations were levelled against the then government, he said.
”The victims met me during my Yuva Galam padayatra as they have come onto the roads since they reposed faith in you as you, as the leader of the Opposition, have made several promises to them,” Lokesh said in the letter. What happened to the assurance given to the AgriGold victims that their money would be returned to them within a week of coming to power, he asked.
The victims suffered more now as the Rs 250 cr that was supposed to be distributed to them by the then TDP government was reduced by Rs 14 cr and distributed to them after 22 weeks of coming to power this washed off his hands, Lokesh said.
The TDP national general secretary asked CM Jagan whether the Rs 10 lakh ex gratia was paid to any of the families of the 600 victims of the AgriGold who committed suicide or at least consoled any of their family members. ”Is this your humanity?” Lokesh asked CM Jagan.
Pointing out that the then TDP government had paid Rs 5 lakh each as ex gratia to 142 family members of the AgriGold victims who resorted to suicide during 2014-19, Mr Lokesh said. ”But still, you got published some cooked up stories that I have encroached on the lands of AgriGold,” Lokesh mentioned in the letter.