Tadepalli, Aug. 3 -- YSRCP MLC Mondithoka Arun Kumar on Monday alleged that Tata Power's decision to shift its proposed Rs 6,675-crore investment from Andhra Pradesh to Odisha exposed the failure of the state government to attract and retain investments.

Arun Kumar alleged that the government's claim of promoting "speed of doing business" had been replaced by a "cash for doing business" culture, claiming that even major companies could not operate in the state without paying money.

He also questioned the state government's claims of securing investments worth Rs 23 lakh crore and creating 20 lakh jobs in two years, saying that figures released by the Union government presented a different picture.

"Of ten projects proposed, only two we...