Former MP Vundavalli Arun alleged on AP CM Chandrababu

Vishakapatnam, June 21: The Former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar alleged that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was trying to control cable network in the State through AP State Fibernet Limited (APSFL) here on Tuesday.

Addressing a media conference here, Mr. Arun Kumar recalled that the Chief Minister announced in Visakhapatnam on March 17, 2016, that the government was going to provide the Internet, telephone and TV connection for just Rs. 149 per month through the APSFL.

However, in reality, the customers end up paying Rs. 276 per month. This includes Rs. 100 towards monthly installment for set top box and Rs. 27 towards GST.



"Also, there is no guarantee that women will get daily serials with these set top boxes without interruption. They have to go for the HD version", he said.

Apart from this, high-speed Internet would not be given as promised by the APSFL. He alleged that Mr. Naidu, who claims to have brought about reforms in many sectors, wants to put pressure on master signal operators (MSOs) and get them into his fold and control the cable system through which bring pressure on satellite channels.

He recalled how two private news channels and one senior journalist were controlled during the bifurcation time.