Pradeep asks PM to terminate Chinese firm’s contract in Godda power plant

Ranchi: Poreiyahat MLA Pradeep Yadav on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding termination of contracts of the Chinese firm and its employees engaged in the construction of the 1,600MW power project of Adani in Godda district.
In his letter, Yadav claimed the Chinese firm — Sepko-3 — has 95 Chinese engineers and hundreds of Chinese nationals working in the project. Hailing the Centre on banning 59 Chinese apps, Yadav wrote, “I heartily welcome the government’s stand which is in the interest of the national security and at the same time, I urge you (PM) to also cancel contracts of the Chinese company in Adani power project.”
Referring to Modi’s cabinet colleague and Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent statement announcing debarring of all Chinese firms from road projects, Yadav requested Modi to terminate Sepko-3 for the sake of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. “If this company is terminated, it can pave way for an Indian company to contribute in building the power project. In a way your dream of an Atmanirbhar Bharat will be fulfilled and also lead to a lot of of employment operation to Indians,” said Yadav, who earlier this year joined Congress after Babulal Marandi-led JVM-P was merged into BJP.
Notably, Yadav has been at the forefront over the last five years to block the Adani Power Project in Godda, accusing the BJP government of giving acres of lands at throwaway prices to its corporate friends. Yadav had also spent months in jail after being arrested by the erstwhile Raghubar Das government on charges of fanning unrest among land owners in Godda against the project.