Ex-bureaucrat blames 2 IAS officer for Adani scandal in AP

A retired bureaucrat from Andhra Pradesh has blamed two IAS officers for the Adani bribery scandal that has hit the state and urged Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to order a probe and take action since it has undermined investor confidence.

Dr PV Ramesh who had once been appointed special chief secretary to the then chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a lengthy post on the social media platform 'X'. He wrote, "In June 2019, Andhra Pradesh cancelled 2132 MW of PPAs involving 23 solar projects of 9 RE producers. The same government signed a PPA for 7000 MW of solar energy from one developer via SECI Limited in December 2021. Two IAS officers played a key role in aiding and abetting their 'lord and master' in facilitating the extraction of massive rent on both occasions." The term 'rent' seems to be a euphemism for bribe.