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Why squander public money on Bhogapuram airport inauguration, ask Left parties

The government is spending crores of rupees on arrangements despite the State’s mounting debt burden, and is mobilising students from the Agency region and deploying RTC buses and vehicles of educational institutions causing inconvenience to the public and disrupting classes

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Left political parties have criticized the government for squandering public funds on the inauguration of the Bhogapuram airport, aimed at impressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The CPI and CPI(M) parties have accused the administration of spending significant amounts of money on the event, despite the state's already heavy debt burden.

The CPI has alleged that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was making extraordinary efforts to win the Prime Minister's favor by organizing a lavish ceremony, while the CPI(M) criticized the disruption of academic activities and mobilization of students for Modi's visit. The CPI(M) also accused the government of closing schools in certain regions to facilitate students' movement to the airport, causing inconvenience to the public, and disrupting normal classes.

Both parties demanded an end to the extravagant official programs organized at public expense, and urged for the efficient allocation of funds towards essential needs.

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