Ward volunteer ‘commits’ suicide

A suicide letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was purportedly written by Porala Mahesh, 24, a ward volunteer in the 9th Municipal Ward of Rayadurg Municipality in the district, who alleged

A suicide letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was purportedly written by Porala Mahesh, 24, a ward volunteer in the 9th Municipal Ward of Rayadurg Municipality in the district, who allegedly committed suicide on Thursday, but it surfaced on social media on Saturday morning. He highlighted the travails of ward volunteers, who get ₹5,000 per month as honorarium, which was insufficient to support a family or for his own living. He requested the Chief Minister to ensure other volunteers did not meet such a fate. He is survived by four sisters. In addition to the honorarium, he used to earn some money from tailoring, but during the pandemic, there was no work or income.