Left parties statewide Dharna on June 28 against ‘Andhra Pradesh Govt anti-people' policies

Leaders of nine Left parties  declared a “war” against the Rosaiah government against its “anti-people” policies, scrapping or restricting welfare programmes, inordinate delay in releasing funds, spiraling prices of essential commodities, irregularities in the Indiramma Housing programme, Pavala Vaddi loans, delay fee reimbursement funds, Excise policy and so on.

As a part of the struggle, the Left parties have decided to organise dharnas all over the State on June 28. The leaders have demanded that the government immediately release funds for the ongoing welfare schemes. They also demanded that the government refrain from rendering injustice to the genuine white ration cardholders on pretext of bogus ration cards.

Addressing the State-level meeting at the Sundaraiah Vignan Bhavan here, the Left leaders said that the Congress government, which poses as a welfare government, has been withholding funds for welfare schemes. They also alleged that the government was not showing interest towards the poor though it was receiving thousands of crores of rupees from liquor tenders. They also did not rule out the possibility of the liquor mafia running the government in the future. They further observed that the government itself has become a liquor mafia. They demanded that the government scrap the just-concluded liquor tenders in order to reduce liquor sales and take steps to save the poor from liquor consumption.

The meeting also demanded that the government order an inquiry into the allegations leveled by the ruling party leaders against the 'Jalayagnam' scheme. The left leaders asked the government to solve the problems of the displaced persons of various irrigation projects. Left parties criticised the skewed priorities of the government that were resulting in severe hardship to the common man.

Addressing the participants, CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu alleged that over Rs. 10,000 crore had been misappropriated by the ruling party leaders in the Jalayagnam programme. Several ruling party leaders including MLAs secured contracts and sub-contracts relating to construction of irrigation projects, he said recalling that the government had sent legal notices to the CPI (M) when the party first pointed out that over Rs. 100 crore had been misappropriated.CPI State secretary K. Narayana expressed concern that ‘liquor mafia' was dictating terms to the State government.

Apart from CPI state secretary K Narayana and CPM state secretary  B V Raghavulu, Venkat Reddy from MCPI,  Gurram Vijay Kumar from CPI (ML), Murahari from SUCI, Mr K Venakt Reddy from ML Committee, Muralidhar Deshpande from Forward Block and Mr Janakiramulu from RSP also spoke.

(Courtesy : andhraheadlines, The hindu)