Bring Books Instead Of Bouquets For New Year: Ministers

Minister for Roads and Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Minister for Transport and BC Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar today urged the Congress leaders and cadre of the State not to bring shawls and bouquets to greet them on the occasion of New Year.

Reddy asked the cadre planning to bring bouquets to instead donate the cost of the gifts to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund as that would benefit the poor.

"I feel very happy interacting with Congress workers and field level leaders. However, during the interaction, there is no need to bring any kind of gifts. Instead of wasting money on bouquets and shawls, the party cadre and people should donate the cost of gifts to the CM Relief Fund as it would be useful for the healthcare of the poor," Reddy said.

"One should keep in mind that it is not the Congress approach to make the people go around the leaders. Through the Praja Palana and other programs, the ministers themselves will come to the houses of people and find out their problems," he added.

A similar appeal was made by Ponnam Prabhakar, who too urged the people not to bring shawls and bouquets to greet him.

"I appeal to people to give a book instead of a bouquet as a greeting. The donated books will be given to students and children. Such donations can make a big difference," Prabhakar said.