Y.S. Sharmila . File.
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The Indiramma Abhayam scheme designed by the Congress will be a boon for the inflation-battered under poverty line inhabitants in the State, stated Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Sharmila.
Addressing a gathering after formal launch of the Indiramma Abhayam scheme app at Kondapalli Putlamma Gattu in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of NTR district on Saturday, Ms. Sharmila stated the celebration would attain out to the lesser privileged sections by depositing a month-to-month sum of ₹5,000 into the accounts of the ladies of the home.
“I understand what kind of sacrifices the women of the house make to put food on the table. I can feel their pain and anguish,” she stated, including that her celebration needed to mitigate the monetary woes of such households. “If you want to benefit from this scheme, please support the Congress in the forthcoming elections,” she appealed.
She stated there was no motive why the regional events, the YSR Congress Party and the TDP-JSP mix, ought to be allowed to rule the State after their utter failure to handle the issues of individuals right here. “The BJP government has been ruling at the Centre for last 10 years, but it has not done anything to address the problems that confront people of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation of the State. And yet the YSRCP and the TDP have been extending their support to it,” she stated asserting that solely the Congress might carry the Special Category Status, which was the panacea for all the present ills in the State.
“Grant of SCS will make a world of difference to the State. It will pave the way for flow of adequate funds, bring industries and thus create employment opportunities for the local youth,” she stated.
Ms. Sharmila stated growth in the State had come to a grinding halt. She slammed the TDP and the YSRCP for “their failure to complete the Polavaram project and sharply criticised the Jagan government for going back on his promise to release notification on a ‘mega DSC’.
She said it was election time, leaders of various parties would come to people, make fake promises and offer money and other enticements to them. “Accept it, as it is your hard-earned money being squandered by them but be wise while exercising your vote in the elections,” she cautioned. The State Congress president stated since folks had already seen the ‘misrule’ of the TDP and the YSRCP in the final 10 years, they need to now give a likelihood to the Congress, which alone might guarantee well-being of the folks of this state. “We need your blessings and support to serve you effectively,” she stated.
Later, the State Congress chief gave a affected person listening to as native residents poured out their woes to her. Drawing her consideration to perennial civic issues like absence of ingesting water facility, a few of them complained about denial of pension on flimsy grounds by the native authorities. “That’s precisely why I want you to think before voting in favour of the YSR Congress Party in the elections,” she stated.
Former Union Minister and senior Congress chief J.D. Seelam, A.P. Congress working presidents Sk. Mastan Vali, Sunkara Padmasree and others have been current.
