Hyderabad, Jan. 24 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Saturday strongly rejected the allegations published by ABN Andhra Jyothy Managing Director Vemuri Radhakrishna regarding Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), terming them false, fabricated, and defamatory, and demanded an immediate public retraction.
Addressing a special press conference at Jyotirao Phule Bhavan here, Bhatti said misleading reports were deliberately circulated to tarnish his four-decade-long political career and damage the morale of nearly 42,000 permanent and 30,000 outsourcing workers of Singareni.
He categorically denied claims that mandatory site inspection was a new condition introduced to favour select contractors, stating that...