BJP launches Singareni Yatra to promote coal allocation

Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy concluded a two-day political tour of Telangana’s coal belt on Tuesday, July 14, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the next state government and resolve the issues facing workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited. The tour, branded the Singareni Bharosa Yatra, was launched from Hyderabad on Monday, July 13, by Kishan Reddy and state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao to highlight the central government’s recent allocation of the Tadicherla-2 coal block to the financially stressed public sector miner.

During visits to mining areas, including the Kakatiya Khani KTK8 Mine and Tadicherla-2 Coal Block in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, BJP leaders interacted with workers and their families. They framed the allocation as a critical intervention by the Modi government to secure SCCL’s future and protect jobs. Kishan Reddy described the decision, made without an auction, as a historic lifeline for the company, which he said is facing financial challenges and negative growth. He stated the allocation was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after considering legal provisions and following appeals from trade unions.