Amaravati, April 8 -- YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Srikanth Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the Andhra Pradesh government is "looting public money" in the name of capital development, claiming inflated construction costs.

He said that the government is quoting around Rs.14,000 per square foot for construction, calling it "daylight robbery" of public funds. Reddy compared this with the cost of major projects like the Parliament building and the Telangana Secretariat, which he claimed were completed at approximately Rs.4,000 per square foot.

Criticising the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), he further alleged that questions raised by the opposition are being deflected by "TDP-backed media."

Reddy also condemned what he described as "...