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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
JSP celebrates NDA's one year in office as YSRCP observes ‘Vennupotu Dinam' in Vizag
Celebrations organised by the ruling Jana Sena Party (JSP), marking the completion of one year of the NDA government in office, and protest rallies, abuzz with anti-government slogans by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), raised the political heat in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The city thoroughfares were torn between the bursting of firecrackers and other celebrations by the JSP cadre and the protest rallies taken out by the YSRCP as part of the 'Vennupotu Dinam'. Led by YSRCP district president K.K. Raju, a massive rally was taken out from the party office to the collectorate. YSRCP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Golla Babu Rao, former MLA Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar, Kola Guruvulu, MLC Varudu Kalyani, YSRCP corporators and cadres took part in the rally. Addressing the media, Mr. Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar stated that a large number of youth, women, and elderly people participated voluntarily in the protest rally to express their dissent against the NDA government. 'The coalition government has failed in meeting the expectations of the people. The ruling parties have reneged on all the promises made to women in the run-up to the elections. Schemes like Maha Shakthi, Thalli Ki Vandanam, and free bus travel are still on paper. Students were deceived as the government failed to reimburse their fees. With no steps to create employment, youth were cheated,' MLC Varudu Kalyani alleged. The YSRCP leaders also alleged that the NDA government was borrowing crores of rupees, but not using it for welfare schemes. On the other hand, the JSP North Constituency cadre organised rangoli competitions for the locals, as part of their celebrations. The JSP leaders stated that the end of the YSRCP government marked a new beginning for the State, paving the way for development under the NDA rule. They said that the people of the State had rejected the YSRCP as it could manage to win only 11 of the total 175 Assembly seats in the State. Under the leadership of JSP Visakhapatnam South MLA Ch. Vamsikrishna Srinivas, the JSP leaders burst firecrackers in the city.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Massive corruption in women's skill training programme: YSRCP
YSRCP MLC and the party's women's wing president Varudu Kalyani on Tuesday (May 6) alleged that a skill development programme for women in the State has been turned into a ₹254-crore scam. Addressing a press conference at the party office, Ms. Kalyani said the the skill development programme trains women from BC, EBC and Kapu women. The government, however, is turning the programme into a 'corruption goldmine.' She alleged that an attempt to misappropriate a sum of ₹157 crore was already on. The government deliberately sidelined reputable public-sector training institutions such as CEDAP, APITCO and DDU-GKY and awarded inflated tenders to its cronies in violation of norms, she alleged. While the actual cost of training and providing sewing machines is approximately ₹7,300 a woman, the government inflated the estimates to ₹23,000 a head, siphoning off ₹15,700 a beneficiary. The contractors received ₹25 crore as mobilisation advances, despite providing only 135 hours of training against the mandated 360 hours and failing to supply training kits. The Coalition government is favouring TDP-affiliated contractors, with 93% contracts awarded to L2 and L3 bidders, bypassing the lowest bidder (L1), she alleged, adding: 'It's a systematic loot of public funds meant for women's uplift.' Ms. Kalyani demanded an immediate ACB investigation into the scam and vowed to fight for justice for the one lakh women cheated by the programme.
