Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy with the MLC contestants, at his camp workplace on Thursday.
YSR Congress Party-backed candidates for the MLC elections under the MLA quota — M. Rajasekhar; V.V. Suryanarayana Raju Penumatsa; P. Sunitha; Ok. Guruvulu; B. Israel; Jayamangala Venkataramana; and Ch. Yesuratnam — filed their nominations within the Legislative Assembly right here on Thursday.
Before submitting the nominations, they known as on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at his camp workplace, who gave them the B-forms.
After submitting the nominations, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, Adviser (Public Affairs), together with the candidates, Members of Parliament N. Suresh and A. Ayodhya Rami Reddy, and MLC Lella Appireddy addressed the media.
Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy mentioned that as a part of social justice and equal alternatives to all sections, the Chief Minister gave 11 out of 18 MLC seats to the BCs. Out of the whole 44 MLCs who owned their allegiance to the YSRCP within the Legislative Council, no less than 30 have been from the SC, ST, BC, and Minority communities, he added.
At least 4 members received a chance from the Minorities group, and it was the primary time within the historical past of Andhra Pradesh, he noticed.
He questioned the Leader of Opposition and TDP nationwide president N. Chandrababu Naidu as to why he didn’t accord such a precedence to those sections.
He accused Mr. Naidu of contemplating the BCs and different sections of society as vote financial institution, whereas Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy had been proving himself by offering political and financial alternatives to the weaker sections.
Mr. Ramarkishna Reddy additionally questioned Mr. Naidu on why he didn’t give political posts to the BCs?
He mentioned that 90% of the Mayors, 70% of ZPTC members, 67% of MPTC members, and 72% of municipal chairpersons have been SCs, STs, BCs and Minorities, he mentioned.
“Nobody demanded or mandated the Chief Minister to accord such a priority to them,” Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy mentioned.
