Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that he is unable to figure out what to do with the Rs 450-crore palatial mansion built on Rushikonda hill during the erstwhile YSRCP regime, but promised to spark a public debate over it for a logical conclusion. The sea-view mansion overlooking the Bay of Bengal in Visakhapatnam is built with ultra luxury amenities such as Italian marble, 200 chandeliers, 12 bedrooms, multi-hued illumination and others. The CM reminded that initially the construction of the palace was projected as a tourism project and later it was claimed to be a facility being built as a guest house for visiting dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or the President.
Accompanied by a group of NDA leaders, the chief minister visited the sea-facing empty palace for the first time today and surveyed it. “It surprises me to see if something like this is even possible in a democratic country. Nobody would have even dreamt in their dreams.
It is mind boggling that one person (Jagan Mohan Reddy) for his extravagant life and selfishness could do this. Heart shattering truths are coming out,” said Naidu, addressing a press conference during his visit. The CM said that he had visited several countries but never saw something of this magnitude.
Naidu said that everybody would be surprised and angered at the alleged recklessness of Reddy for splurging public money to build a palace like this. At the cost of Rs 450 crore, he asserte.