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YSRC Supporters Join Ruling Telugu Desam in Nellore District
About 200 families in Nellore district said they were leaving the YSR Congress and joining the Telugu Desam party.
They said government development projects and welfare programmes influenced their decision.
Some families travelled in a motorcycle rally to meet Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy.
He welcomed them and said they would be treated like other party members.
He listed several welfare schemes run by the coalition government.
Somireddy also accused the previous YSR Congress government of land irregularities and corruption.
Separately, 20 families in Bogole mandal joined the Telugu Desam in the presence of Kavali MLA Dagumati Krishna Reddy.
Those joining said they wanted to support village development and strengthen the party.
Around 200 families from Varkavipudi and Viswanatharaopeta shifted their allegiance from YSR Congress to the ruling Telugu Desam on Sunday.
The new members cited development and welfare initiatives under the coalition government as reasons for joining.
Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy welcomed entrants from Varkavipudi at his residence in Allipuram.
Somireddy highlighted welfare schemes and alleged land irregularities and corruption under the previous YSR Congress government.
In Bogole mandal, Kavali MLA Dagumati Krishna Reddy welcomed another 20 families, including opposition leader Pasam Ravindrababu.
- Who
- Around 200 families who had supported YSR Congress, including opposition leader Pasam Ravindrababu, joined the Telugu Desam.
- What
- They shifted their allegiance to the ruling Telugu Desam.
- Where
- Varkavipudi, Viswanatharaopeta and Bogole mandal in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Sunday; no date is specified.
- Why
- The new entrants cited development initiatives and welfare programmes under the coalition government.
YSR Congress
Telugu Desam
Reasons for the party switch
YSR Congress
The report gives no response from YSR Congress representatives to the defections.
Telugu Desam
New entrants said development and welfare initiatives under the coalition government attracted them to the Telugu Desam.
Previous government’s record
YSR Congress
The report does not include a response from YSR Congress to Somireddy’s allegations.
Telugu Desam
Somireddy alleged land irregularities and corruption during the previous YSR Congress regime and said the current government is ensuring transparency in irrigation works.
Key facts
- Families joining
- Around 200 families were reported to have shifted to the Telugu Desam.
- Varkavipudi detail
- Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy said 21 of the 25 families in Arundhatiya Colony had joined the Telugu Desam.
- Viswanatharaopeta detail
- Another 20 families, including Pasam Ravindrababu, joined in Bogole mandal.
- Welcoming leaders
- Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy and Kavali MLA Dagumati Krishna Reddy welcomed the entrants.
- Reasons cited
- The entrants pointed to development and welfare initiatives under the coalition government.
- Schemes mentioned
- NTR Bharosa pensions, Talliki Vandanam, Annadata Sukhibhava-PM Kisan, Stree Shakti and three free LPG cylinders annually under Deepam.
Sources
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