Lok Satta Party State President Katari Srinivasa Rao has appointed the district in-charges for the ensuing local body elections.
Those appointed include Srikakulam – Prof. D. Vishnu Murthy, Vizianagaram – Bhisetty Babji, Visakhapatnam & Khammam – P. Ravi Maruth, East Godavari – Sagi Janakirama Raju, West Godavari – Y. D. Rama Rao, Krishna – Dr. K. Pattabhi Ramaaiah, Kurnool & Guntur – J. Irama Murthy, Prakasam –. Allu Siva Ramesh Reddy, Nellore & Chittoor – Narra Sridhar, Anantapuram – K. Omkar, Kadapa – T. Jagannatha Reddy, Ranga Reddy – D. Lakshmi, Nalgonda – P. Bhaskara Rao, Mahabubnagar – Nandipet Ravinder, Warangal , Karimnagar & Medak – Bandaru Ramamohan Rao, Nizamabad – Eeda Chennaiah and Adilabad – M. Satyanarayana.
In a media statement, Srinivasa Rao charged both the Government and the Opposition with misleading people by portraying local elections as State or national elections in violation of the federal spirit. It amounts to questioning people’s right to self-governance. Local elections should be fought on local issues that affect people’s day-to-day lives since they have little to do with State or national politics.
The Lok Satta will fight the local elections with the following agenda of devolution of powers and resources on local bodies, provision of safe drinking water and total sanitation for all, management of schools by parents’ committees to ensure quality education, strengthening of health centers, restriction of liquor consumption by women self-help groups, per capita grant of Rs.1500 to enable local bodies to address people’s pressing needs and service guarantee to people.
Srinivasa Rao also announced the appointment of Dr. Mogili Ravi Babu as President of the party’s ST wing. The 36-year-old dermatologist-cum-cosmetic surgeon, with a track record of service to tribals and other weaker sections, had quit Government service and joined the Lok Satta Party. (INN)