In wake of the close confidant of Chandrababu Naidu spilling the beans on the irregularities in the irrigation works, YSR Congress has demanded the dismissal of the concerned minister, ordering an inquiry and blacklisting the companies involved.

"CM Ramesh, considered to be a close confidant of Chief Minister, has written an open letter detailing the irregularities in irrigation works and releasing the funds. This is tantamount to misuse of public funds. We demand that Irrigation Minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao be sacked and an inquiry ordered into the deals and blacklist the companies involved,’ party spokesperson Tammineni Sitaram told reporters on Saturday.

The irregularities that were brought to light pertain to Owk Reservoir and the estimated cost was escalated from Rs 12 crores to Rs 110 crores and funds were released accordingly. "This is a gross misuse of public money and merits a thorough probe after dismissing the concerned minister," he said.

"The payment of Rs 44 crores was in violation of the agreement and the irregularities should be checked immediately, the TDP MP had written in the open letter. We have been time and again pointing out the irregularities and the kickbacks and corruption in various deals and now an important leader of the ruling party himself has come out in the open to expose the irregularities," he said.

The Government has been posting officials who are not cooperating with their unethical agenda to non-focal posts with Mr Joseph and LV Subrahmanyam being the recent victims, he said.