CPI opposes move to merge Bayyaram with Mahabubabad

Khammam: Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretariat member and former Kothagudem MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao expressed fear that reorganisation of districts would likely deprive employment opportunities to local youth as the government was of the opinion of merging Bayyaram and Garla mandals with the proposed Mahabubabad district.

Addressing a party meeting here on Sunday, he demanded the government that it should not split the existing constituencies and merge their parts with different districts.The CPI has been demanding ‘Bayyaram Ukku – Khammam Hakku’ for a long time. The Centre has mentioned to set up a steel factory in Bayyaram in the AP State Reorganisation Act.

Against this backdrop, Khammam youth stands to lose their job opportunities if Bayyaram and Garla mandals are merged with the proposed Mahabubabad district,” Rao said, opposing the State government’s move. Referring to the prevailing dry conditions in the district, he demanded the government that it should come up with an action plan to rescue the farmers.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was trying to siphon off crores of rupees in the name of redesigning the irrigation projects, Rao alleged, criticising the TRS government for not fulfilling its poll promises.

Training guns against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of promoting the interests of corporate sector.

Be it Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill or merger of banks, Modi is trying to woo the corporates,” Rao said. Demanding grant of rights to Adivasis over ‘podu’ land in their possession for decades, he urged the government to protect the interests of the tribal communities.

Former legislator Puvvada Nageswara Rao, party State joint secretary Siddhi Venkateswarlu, district secretary Bagam Hemanth Rao, senior leaders Bolloju Ayodhya, TV Chowdary and Sk Sabir Pasha were among others present.