The Lok Satta party announces the names of the people who have been appointed district in-charges for the ensuing local body elections.
Lok Satta Party state president Katari Srinivasa Rao has appointed the district in-charges for the ensuing local body elections.
Those appointed include Prof. D Vishnu Murthy (Srikakulam), Bhisetty Babji (Vizianagaram), P Ravi Maruth (Visakhapatnam & Khammam), Sagi Janakirama Raju (East Godavari), Y D Rama Rao (West Godavari), Dr. K Pattabhi Ramaaiah (Krishna), J Irama Murthy (Kurnool & Guntur), Allu Siva Ramesh Reddy (Prakasam), Narra Sridhar (Nellore & Chittoor ), K Omkar (Anantapuram ), T Jagannatha Reddy (Kadapa), D Lakshmi (Ranga Reddy), P Bhaskara Rao (Nalgonda), Nandipet Ravinder (Mahabubnagar), Bandaru Ramamohan Rao (Warangal, Karimnagar & Medak), Eeda Chennaiah (Nizamabad), and M Satyanarayana (Adilabad).
In a media statement, Katari Srinivasa Rao charged both the government and the opposition with misleading people by portraying local elections to be simmilar to state or national elections, an action, which, according to him, "is in violation of the federal spirit".
"The Lok Satta will fight the local elections with the an agendum 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 centres, restriction of liquor consumption, and granting of per capita grant of Rs. 1,500 to enable local bodies to address people's pressing needs," Rao said.
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 had opted to join the Lok Satta Party. (INN)