IndiaTelangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has urged the Union Coal Ministry to allocate all coal blocks in the Godavari basin of Telangana to the public sector miner Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). He highlighted that SCCL was granted a mining license for the Tadicherla-II block by the previous UPA government, but the NDA government delayed issuing the license. Bhatti criticized the current Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy for bypassing the auction process, arguing this was a long-term strategy to support SCCL and protect jobs. He also pointed out that the BRS government previously blocked SCCL from participating in coal block auctions, leading to lost opportunities, while private entities failed to develop mines in tribal areas due to restrictions. Bhatti further noted that outstanding dues owed to SCCL accumulated under the BRS government and that the current Congress-led state government is working to resolve them.
Bias read (Progressive): The article frames the request for coal block allocation to SCCL as a matter of fairness and government accountability, emphasizing the historical neglect by the NDA and BRS governments. It portrays the current administration as attempting to correct past injustices and supports SCCL as a public and
