Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, the rebel YSRCP Member of Parliament (MP) from Narsapuram constituency has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the misuse of MPLADS funds by Andhra Pradesh MPs for the construction and maintenance of Churches.
In his letter, Ramakrishna Raju mentioned about MP from Bapatla constituency allocating ₹43 lakhs from his MP-LADS funds for the repair and renovation of Velamaveripalem Church.
He also noted that the Andhra Pradesh Government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy has has allocated ₹25 crores for the construction of 248 churches.
He mentioned that the all these Church construction works are happening in the guise of allocation to community centres upon unofficial communication from the party / government heads.
“None of the mandated rules like the annual audit at the Chief Secretary level, monitoring the implementation of the scheme at the district for any violation of allocations, 1% inspection by the state nodal authority annually and as well as a register maintenance regime for action items are not complied with.”, the MP noted in his letter.
In light of this, Ramakrishna Raju has urged the Prime Minister to take cognizance of the matter and instruct the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and nodal authorities of the state government who are wilfully encouraging religious conversion with funds meant for public cause.
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