Jana Sena Party President K. Pawan Kalyan on Saturday lamented that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s renaming of Konaseema district as Dr BR Ambedkar Konseema district was to disturb the harmony among local communities to gain political mileage.
Addressing a public meeting here on Saturday, Mr. Pawan said the manner in which the name of Konaseema district has been changed has raised suspicion that it is aimed at creating rift between different castes. He was in Konaseema district on Saturday as part of the Kolu Rythu Bharosa Yatra to extend financial assistance to the families of tenant farmers who ended their lives due to agrarian distress since 2019.
Mr. Pawan said, “Jana Sena Party will draw inspiration from the ideology and services of Dr. BR Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. We never try to use their names and figures for political gains like the YSR Congress Party.”
Pawan said, “Our party is presenting a resolution, named Mandapeta proposal, which seeks not to link the activities of the party with any caste, class and religion.” He said that Godavari region was socially active and change should start from this region by bringing Jana Sena Party to power.
“By next October, the party will come out with a new manifesto for the next assembly elections. I have committed not to merge the party regardless of the outcome and it will live on forever,” Mr. Pawan said.
agrarian crisis
“The state has witnessed over 3,000 farmer suicides (since 2019). Lack of institutional support is the main factor that prompted the tenant farmers to end their lives. The state government is still in releasing the promised ex-gratia amount to the eligible families. is not capable”, said Mr. Pawan.
He distributed an ex-gratia amount of ₹ 1 lakh to 53 families of tenant farmers who ended their lives in the erstwhile East Godavari district. Mr. Pawan and his party’s political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar consoled some of the families on the occasion.