Section of media distorting facts, alleges Jogi Ramesh
The Hindu
Pedana MLA demands Naidu’s apology
YSRCP MLA from Pedana Jogi Ramesh on Saturday slammed a section of the media for “distorting facts” with regard to his protest at TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s house on Friday.
“In fact, Mr. Naidu was behind the attack on me,” Mr. Ramesh told the media here.
The MLA said he had gone to Mr. Naidu’s house to submit a petition and stage a protest there against the derogatory remarks made by TDP leader Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu against Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Home Minister M. Sucharitha.
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