Chikkodi Cong. MP-elect visits Mysuru, felicitated
The Hindu
The newly-elected Congress MP from Chikkodi, Priyanka Jarkiholi on Monday visited Mysuru.
The newly-elected Congress MP from Chikkodi, Priyanka Jarkiholi on Monday visited Mysuru.
Ms. Jarkiholi, who defeated BJP’s Annasaheb Shankar Jolle to become one of the youngest MPs to be elected in the Lok Sabha elections, was felicitated at the Congress Bhavan here on her victory.
On behalf of the Mysuru city and Mysuru District Congress Committees, the MP was felicitated in the presence of many local Congress leaders and party workers.
The leaders and others expressed happiness over the victory of Ms Jarkiholi and to become one of the youngest Members of Parliament from the State.
KPCC Mahila Congress president Pushpa Amarnath, city congress president R. Murthy, district president B.J. Vijay Kumar, and others were present.
Also, she was felicitated at Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple in Sunnadakeri here by former MCC councillor Lokesh Piya, and others.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists