Praja Rajyam distributes essentials to the poor

Praja Rajyam distributes essentials to the poor Special Correspondent GUNTUR: Praja Rajyam Party Guntur district and city unit leaders on Friday distributed essentials to people from BPL categories free of cost as a special gesture promising to continue the supply when the party comes to power. Handing over red gram, oil and rice to women from colonies near Pattabhipuram in the city, PRP city unit convener Kilaru Roshaiah said that this gesture was being made by party leaders in all Assembly constituencies in the district and would continue in the days to come. Referring to the announcement made by party founder K. Chiranjeevi, Mr. Roshaiah said that just by subsidy on the rice, the poor were unable to buy other essential goods, hence the party decided to give a pack of all useful things, including tamarind, for Rs.100 a month. This was in addition to several other welfare measures to be implemented, he added. People formed long queues in front of the distribution centre. Karimnagar town on Friday. KARIMNAGAR: In order to propagate Praja Prajyam’s promise of providing essential commodities at the rate of Rs. 100 per month, the PR district unit has distributed 25 kg rice, 1 kg red gram, 1 kg tamarind and 1 kg salt at the rate of Rs. 100 only to 100 poor families in Karimnagar town on Friday. Formal launch PR district convenor Velichala Rajender Rao formally launched the scheme at the party office by distributing the essential commodities to poor families at the party office in Karimnagar town. Speaking on the occasion, he said that they had decided to further intensify the campaign of providing essential commodities at Rs. 100 through fair price shops after attaining power by conducting similar symbolic programmes in all mandals. He also said that they would also educate the people about other promises of the party such as providing free education to girl child, 50 per cent power subsidy to the domestic consumers, free power to the artisans and other issues. Terming the grand alliance as ‘unholy and unethical’, the PR leader said that the people would teach a fitting lesson to TDP, TRS and Left parties for their ‘nexus’ to attain only power by neglecting their ideologies. He found fault with the TRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao for forging alliance with TDP and Left parties, which were committed for integrated Andhra Pradesh State. He reiterated that the PR was committed for the formation of Telangana statehood by passing a resolution in the State Assembly after attaining power.