The government has been in power for some time now and people are starting to say that they have not kept some of the promises they made. At the time people who are against the government and some experts are saying that the government is being very good to media companies that support them.
These media companies are getting treatment from the government. For example some media companies always say things about Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidus government and bad things about the opposition parties. The government is giving these media companies deals and jobs.
Benefits Extended to Media-Linked Entities
There are some media companies like Eenadu, Andhra Jyothy, TV5 and Maha News that are getting a lot of attention from the government. The government is giving them contracts and land. Some people are even getting important jobs.
The government gave a contract for the Polavaram Project to a company that is connected to the family of the person in charge of Eenadu, Kiran. The government also gave some land in Visakhapatnam and Amaravati to people who are connected to the Andhra Jyothy management. The person in charge of TV5, BR Naidu even got a job as the chairman of TTD. The government is also giving money to Maha News to tell people about what the government’s doing.
All of these things are making people wonder if the government is being fair to all media companies.
Land Allocations Trigger Controversy
One thing that is causing a lot of problems is that the government gave some land to a company called Amod Publications Private Limited. This land is in a place called Paradesipalem village in Visakhapatnam.
The government also did a land swap in a place called Amaravati and some people who are connected to the Andhra Jyothy management got some good land. The farmers who live in this area are very upset because they did not get any land. They are saying that the government is not being fair to them.
Polavaram Project Cost Escalation Raises Questions
The cost of the Polavaram Left Canal Packages 5 and 5A is going up and up. At first it was going to cost ₹352.60 crore. Now it is going to cost ₹796.65 crore. This is an increase and some people are wondering why it is going up so much.
Some experts are even saying that they are surprised by how much the cost’s going up.
Debate Over TTD Chairman Appointment
The government gave a job to the person in charge of TV5, BR Naidu as the chairman of TTD. Some people are saying that this is not an idea because there have been some allegations made against him.
The government is saying that they did nothing but some people are saying that this is just another example of the government being good to media companies that support them.
Government Funds for Promotional Campaigns
The government is also giving some money to Maha News to tell people about what the government’s doing. This includes things like Swarnandhra Vision-2047, Deepam 2.0 and the Free Sand Policy.
Some people are saying that this is another example of the government being good to media companies that support them. The government is saying that they are just following the rules.
Opposition Calls It ‘Rewards for Friendly Media’
The people who are against the government are saying that all of these things are rewards, for media companies that support the government. They are saying that the government is being very unfair and that they are only giving things to media companies that say good things about them.
The government is saying that they are not doing anything but the argument is still going on.
