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YSRC Demands Probe Into Chinese Role in Nellore Quartz Trade
P. Anil Kumar Yadav has asked the government to investigate quartz mining and trading in Nellore.
He says Chinese traders and people connected to them may be hurting local businesses.
He also questioned a visa letter, mining leases and a visit by local officials to China.
The allegations involve MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and businessman Yangjun Dow.
Deputy Mayor Roop Kumar Yadav denied the claims.
He said the China visit was meant to study technology for a new quartz-processing project.
He also said Dow has legally done business in India for 26 years.
The two sides disagree about whether the matter is a genuine investigation or political campaigning.
YSRC leader P. Anil Kumar Yadav alleged a syndicate linked to Chinese traders threatens local quartz miners, traders and exporters.
He sought investigations into Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, businessman Yangjun Dow and visa-related documents.
Anil Kumar also questioned long-term mining leases, earlier complaints and a delegation’s visit to Sinoma in China.
Deputy Mayor Roop Kumar Yadav rejected the allegations as baseless and politically motivated.
Roop Kumar said the proposed Rs 1,000-crore processing project would process quartz locally and create jobs.
- Who
- YSRC leader and former minister P. Anil Kumar Yadav made the allegations; Deputy Mayor Roop Kumar Yadav rejected them. The claims also concern MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and businessman Yangjun Dow.
- What
- Anil Kumar demanded a comprehensive probe into alleged Chinese involvement in Nellore’s quartz trade, mining leases, visa documents and a China delegation visit.
- Where
- Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, with a related delegation visit to Sinoma in China.
- When
- The demands were made on Tuesday; Roop Kumar said Vemireddy wrote the visa request on December 30, 2024.
- Why
- Anil Kumar said local miners, small traders and exporters needed protection, while Roop Kumar said the China visit supported a proposed local quartz-processing project.
YSRC Allegations
TDP Defense
Chinese role in quartz trade
YSRC Allegations
Anil Kumar alleged that a syndicate backing Chinese traders is threatening local miners, small traders and exporters.
TDP Defense
Roop Kumar said the proposed project would process quartz locally instead of exporting raw material to China and create employment.
Visa request for Yangjun Dow
YSRC Allegations
Anil Kumar questioned a purported visa-related letter on the MP’s letterhead and sought verification of its authenticity and Dow’s business interests.
TDP Defense
Roop Kumar said Vemireddy wrote to the Union External Affairs minister on December 30, 2024, seeking Dow’s visa for the proposed project.
China delegation visit
YSRC Allegations
Anil Kumar questioned the visit’s authorization, purpose, participants, invitation and expenditure, and sought an investigation.
TDP Defense
Roop Kumar said the delegation consulted Indian Embassy officials in Beijing and visited Sinoma on their advice to study technology unavailable in India.
Political motivation
YSRC Allegations
Anil Kumar presented the matter as a threat to local businesses and said he would approach authorities, courts and investigative agencies if needed.
TDP Defense
Roop Kumar called the allegations politically motivated ahead of local body elections and said he would contest them through legal and constitutional means.
Key facts
- Issue
- Alleged Chinese involvement in Nellore’s quartz mining and trading business
- Main accuser
- P. Anil Kumar Yadav, YSRC PAC member and former minister
- People named in allegations
- Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and Chinese businessman Yangjun Dow
- Proposed project
- A claimed Rs 1,000-crore high-purity quartz sand processing project
- China visit
- A delegation including Deputy Mayor Roop Kumar Yadav visited Sinoma after consulting Indian Embassy officials in Beijing
- Anil Kumar’s demands
- Verification of documents, review of long-term mining leases, and action on earlier FEMA and Mines’ Association complaints
- Roop Kumar’s response
- He called the allegations personal, baseless and politically motivated, and said he would contest them legally
Sources
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