Will be the voice of North Andhra in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, says Vepada Chiranjeevi from Telugu Desam Party
The Hindu
He wins the North Andhra Graduates’ MLC election by securing 94,509 votes. He defeats his nearest rival Seethamraju Sudhakar from the YSR Congress Party
“I will be the voice of North Andhra in the Legislative Council and will raise issues pertaining to growing unemployment, lack of development and the State Government’s nonchalant attitude towards privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant,” said Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao, who won the North Andhra Graduate MLC election, here on Saturday.
Mr. Chiranjeevi Rao, popularly known as `Economist Chiranjeevi’, from the Telugu Desam Party won the North Andhra Graduates’ MLC seat by securing 94,509 votes (required to win) in second preferential counting. The final results were declared late on Friday night.
He defeated his nearest rival Seethamraju Sudhakar from the YSR Congress Party.
Addressing a crowded press conference, he alleged that the YSR Congress Party government has failed on all fronts. There is no development, no industries are coming in and hence there is no employment generation and most importantly salaries and pensions are being delayed.
The image of Andhra Pradesh is going down with every passing day, he said and alleged that teachers under the Graduate and Teachers constituencies were subjected to threat and coercion and forced to vote for the YSR Congress Party candidate.
Mr. Chiranjeevi thanked TDP national president N. Chandrbabu Naidu for selecting him to stand for the party, all the party workers, his teaching associates and primarily all his students who had voted for him.
Earlier, former TDP Minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy equated the victory of Mr. Chiranjeevi to a referendum against CM’s three-capitals idea.
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