NELLORE: For the first time, Praja Rajyam announced a scheme — provisions for Rs. 100 — to woo the voters. The scheme will come into effect immediately after the party comes into power in the State, said party president K. Chiranjeevi.
Addressing a public meeting at Venkatagiri Rajas College Grounds here on Monday, he said the package includes 25 kg of rice, 1 kg of yellow gram (dal), 1 kg of oil, half kg salt and tamarind for Rs. 100. Praja Rajyam has decided to implement the scheme to provide food for all who are suffering from hunger, said Mr. Chiranjeevi to the applauding public.
“I know the hunger of the poor and some lakhs of people are affected by the hike in prices of essential commodities and vegetables. Praja Rajyam will put pressure on the State and Central governments for bringing down the prices,” he said.
Film actor K. Naga Babu, MLC and Praja Rajyam district co-convenor M. Dwarakanath and others attended the meeting.
Earlier, addressing a public meeting at the RTC bus stand in Podalakuru near here as part of the ongoing ‘Praja Ankita Yatra’, Mr. Chiranjeevi said the party will set up training institutes and industries at the village level and provide employment to educated youth. He alleged that the Congress government was cheating farmers, weavers, women and youth in the State with its corrupt rule. He said only the Praja Rajyam, which was committed to serving the poor, would be able to provide a corruption-free government in the State.
Congress criticised
The Congress, which claimed to be a farmer-friendly party, was taking thousands of acres of fertile lands from farmers in the name of irrigation projects and Special Economic Zones and not even providing proper relief and rehabilitation package in any district, he alleged.
He said the party will strive for ‘grama swarajyam’ which will speed up rural development. The Praja Rajyam will give powers to all the gram panchayats after coming to power and decentralise the system so that the Panchayat Raj bodies can take decisions on their own for developing infrastructure in rural areas.
He performed prayers at the Kasumuru Dargah in Venkatachalam mandal in the district and addressed public meetings at Muthukur and Nellore.
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