Chandrababu and his big biz bosses!
* What is big biz - capital link?
AP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu's penchant for big biz representatives is too well-known. Be it corporate honchos or big biz representatives, Chandrababu courted them all in his previous stint of nine years. The same trend continues even in his second stint as CM.
The other day, Chandrababu visited Naya Raipur, newly buildt capital of Chhattisgarh. The objective was to see the state capital and identify the best ideas and good practices that could be replicated when AP gets its new capital city. Experts and officials who would be involved in the construction of the capital should have been accompanying Chandrababu.
But, see who accompanied him! There were 16 big biz bosses. What were they doing there and why were they accompanying the CM?
Even in the 9-member committee on state capital has six businessmen. Already his party is dominated by corporate biggies like Sujana Chowdary and Nama Nageswara Rao. Corporate educationist Narayana is the virtual second-in-command in the AP government.
Many political leaders are wondering why Chandrababu led a large contingent of ministers businessmen and officials during his trip to Chhatishgharh state on Monday. Many say that when any CM visits other states, he would be accompanied with a delegation of ministers not like a larger than life manner businessmen. But, why were the big biz bosses accompanying him? Any answers?
-Sakshipost
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