Responding to allegations of corruption against him in awarding the contracts for the 'Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme', Chandrababu Naidu threw a challenge at YS Jagan.

Chandrababu Naidu told the media on the sidelines of the Assembly that he was willing to award the Pattiseema contracts to YS Jagan atthe same cost as given to the contractors if the latter could complete the project in one year.

Assuming that Jagan takes up the challenge, will Naidu really give him the contract? No! Then what is the point in resorting to such dramatics? What's more, Naidu's statement proves that the present contractors are obliged to complete the works within one year.

What if the works are not finished by then? It will be foolish to expect any action from Naidu and this will also go down in his list of unfulfilled promises.