PNS|Rajahmundry
Tension prevailed at Mandalaparru village in the combined EG district on Sunday as the windscreen of a TDP leader’s car was smashed allegedly by some YSRCP activists before Lokesh ‘padayatra’.
It is alleged that the YSRCP activists stopped the media vehicles by placing motorcycles. The TDP leaders alleged that the YSRCP activists hurled stones at the TDP activists and smashed the windscreen of a TDP leader’s car.
Meanwhile, TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh expressed concern over the dilapidated condition of roads. The roads in almost all parts of the State are in a totally dilapidated condition and the contractors are not coming forward to take up the road works as bills amounting to a whopping Rs 1.30 lakh crore payable to them are pending, Lokesh said on Sunday.
Lokesh was deeply concerned about seeing the poor condition of the roads in China Nindra Kolanu of Uravakonda Assembly segment while passing through the road during his Yuva Galam pada yatra on Sunday. “This is a major highway and except for deep ditches, the road is not at all visible,” Lokesh remarked.
The Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, who could not construct even a single road or a bus-shelter is claiming to build projects and even three capitals which appear to be very ridiculous. The people know these facts and they will not believe the tall claims of Jagan, the TDP national general secretary stated.
At Peda Nindra Kolanu, some representatives of the Kapu community in a memorandum to Lokesh complained that though the earlier government had allotted 5 per cent reservation for them, this Government indiscreetly withdrew it and made an appeal to him to revive the quota soon after the TDP is back in power. Responding to their appeal, Lokesh said that Kapus too are among other communities who have been taken for a ride by Jagan.
Assuring them that once the TDP is in power again, funds will be allocated for the Kapu Corporation to provide economic independence to them, Lokesh said that the TDP will abide by social justice for Kapus.
Later, in Chinna Nindra Kolanu Lokesh spoke to the aqua farmers who raised various issues, including the steep rise in prices of seed, feed, and power. Observing that the TDP while in power always encouraged aqua farming, Lokesh said that now the State is witnessing an aqua holiday. He promised to take some measures to promote aqua farming as soon as the TDP forms the next government.
The YSRCP leader from Tadepalli, Sunkuru Satish, along with 20 of his followers and the members of 23 families joined the TDP in the presence of Lokesh at Bhuvanapalli of Unguturu Assembly segment. They said that they are joining the TDP as they have total confidence in Lokesh.
