Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Council and TDP politburo member, Yanamala Ramakrsihnudu, felt that the silent revolution that the State has been witnessing since long will soon turn into open rebellion.
Initially, it was the Member of Parliament (MP) of his own party, Raghu Ramakrishnam Raju, came out openly on the inefficiency of Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, but later his own party MLAs revolted against him, said Ramakrishnudu in a press note released here on Tuesday. Even grassroot level leaders like sarpanches and the members of the MPPs too began raising their voice, he said.
Of late, with the decision to replace the sitting MLAs, the MLAs and the Ministers too began revolting against Jagan, the former Finance minister said. This apart, with the atrocities that the State has been witnessing for the past four-and-half years, the steep hike in prices of essentials, sand and liquor mafias ruling the roost, are forcing the common man to speak loud and clear, Ramakrishnudu said.
The Anganwadi employees, Asha workers, volunteers and the civic staff members too have come onto the roads as the Chief Minister did not fulfill the promises made to them, the TDP politburo member stated. The Anganwadis are on the agitational path as Jagan failed to fulfill the promise that he made to them that their wages will be higher than their counterparts in the neighbouring State of Telangana.
While the wages of the Anganwadis was revised from Rs 4,200 to Rs 10,500 per month during the TDP regime, now their wages are only Rs 11,500 while their counterparts in Telangana are getting Rs 13,500 per month, he pointed out.
The volunteers too have already served strike notice as the promise made to them that 2.3 lakh job vacancies will be filled but they are now being paid a mere Rs 5,000 per month, he said. Their revolt against the ruling dispensation laid the foundation for the resounding success of Yuva Galam pada yatra of TDP general secretary, Nara Lokesh, he noted.
The civic employees too are on an agitational path demanding that their wages be increased to Rs 26,000 per month as promised that equal pay for equal work. Asha workers are also getting ready for an indefinite strike demanding minimum wages, retirement benefits and sanction of leaves like government employees, Yanamala pointed out.
Farmers from Amaravathi have been on a warpath since long demanding that Amaravathi be retained as the capital. Those who sailed along with Jagan since the YSRCP’s inception too feel deceived and have come onto the roads, he said and pointed out that ruling party MLA, Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, has resigned to the party admitting the fact that he blocked development in his own segment only for the benefit of Jagan.
Former minister, Daggubati Venkateswa Rao, too has come out openly that he is saved by getting defeated in the last elections, Yanamala said, adding that SC, ST and minorities too are on the agitational path as the sub-plan funds amounting to Rs 1.14 lakh cr have been diverted and illegal cases are being foiseted against them. Jagan, who came to power by promising total prohibition has swallowed at least Rs one lakh cr by selling spurious liquor worth Rs 2 lakh cr which claimed the lives of thousands of innocent persons, he regretted.
At least Rs 58,000 cr additional burden is imposed on power consumers by revising the energy charges eight times, he said. Jagan, who promised to complete all the irrigation projects did not complete even a single project till now, the former minister said and stated that on top of it he has caused damage to Annamayya project, Polavaram and other projects.
In the name of better sand policy, the Chief Minister encouraged the mafia thus looting thousands of crores while in case of pension for BC, SC, ST and minority women he has taken a ‘U’ turn without fulfilling the promise of payment of pension for all those who have completed the age of 45 years. The youth is raising its voice on the increasing unemployment rate as industries have been chased out and left the assurance given to the people that he would get the Special Category Status for the State, Ramakrsihnudu observed in the press note.
