Lokesh thanked the union minister for “defending the sentiments of Andhra Pradesh and safeguarding the VSP”.

“The Honorable Minister's statement, categorically stating that privatization is not on the table, has brought immense joy to our people. Surely, it has also frustrated the dishonest blue media and thwarted their attempts to create unrest in the state with their false anti-AP narratives. It's like YS Jagan and the blue media are trying to outdo each other in a race for 'who is more fake and misleading', Lokesh posted in 'X'.

Lokesh, son of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, reacted to the statement made by Kumaraswamy after visiting the public sector undertaking.

“The Telugu Desam Party and the NDA government are dedicated to the people of Andhra Pradesh. Ours is a government for the people and we prioritize meeting their expectations above all else,” said Lokesh, who is also TDP General Secretary.

Earlier, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu stated that he was seriously thinking about how to safeguard the Visakhapatnam steel plant.

In a meeting after visiting the left bank canal of Polavaram project at Darlapudi in Anakapalle district on Thursday, he said that a particular party who has no other task than spreading rumours, is cooking up stories that they have agreed to sell the plant. .

He claimed that he strongly resisted when at one point there were proposals to privatize the steel plant.

“Visakha Vukku is Andhrula Hakku (Visakha steel is the right of Andhras),” he said.

He said if North Andhra Sujala Sravanthi is complete, every acre of the region will get water for irrigation.

He announced that tenders will soon be called to begin work on the left bank canal. "Initially, irrigation water will be supplied to 2.2 lakh acres by completing the works in the first phase with Rs 800 crore. If Krishna, Godavari, Pennar and Vamsadhara rivers are interconnected, the State will never face any kind of irrigation situation. drought." the Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister regretted that the previous government had bankrupted the State in every way. With the inefficiency of the previous government, three sugar mills were closed, he said and promised to do justice to the sugarcane growers.

The Chief Minister assured the people that the promises of the super six will also be fulfilled soon and stated that the state government will support all families. "It is not even 30 days since we came to power, but the revised pension of Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 along with arrears has already been distributed to the beneficiaries," he said.