Machilipatnam, May 17 -- YSRCP leader and former Minister, Perni Venkatramaiah (Nani), today accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of making attempts to privatize State-owned APSRTC by using electric buses and the free bus scheme for women as excuses.

Speaking to the media in Machilipatnam, the former Minister said that Chandrababu Naidu has always been a threat to APSRTC whenever he comes to power and alleged that the Naidu-headed coalition government is now preparing the ground to hand over RTC operations to private players.

"Chandrababu Naidu attempted to privatise the Road Transport Corporation in 2004, but could not succeed because Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy came to power and protected the Corporation. Today, the same Chandrababu ...