The Hindu (Vijayawada)

YSRCP names 12 commoners as its ‘star campaigner­s’

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In a move that is being widely talked about, the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has named 12 commoners as its star election campaigner­s. Hailing from humble background­s, the 12 persons are a stark contrast to the campaigner­s roped in by other political parties, such as ‰lm stars and celebritie­s, say ruling party sources.

Katari Jagadish from Anakapalli Assembly segment, a father of three, runs a small roadside shop sewing seat covers for twowheeler­s. His elder son’s engineerin­g course has been supported through a full-fee reimbursem­ent scheme under Jagananna Vidya Deevena and accommodat­ion schemes like Jagananna Vasati Deevena.

Each has a story to tell

“Even before the launch of the ‘Siddham’ campaign, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that his true star campaigner­s are the people of Andhra Pradesh, and that he did not need anyone else,” recalled Mr. Jagadish.

Some other campaigner­s are Pandalanen­i Sivaprasad of Avanigadda. Recently, his eldest son, Krishna Kishore, secured admission to a Master’s programme in Political Affairs at Columbia University. The exorbitant course fee of ₹1.36 crore seemed unattainab­le. He then applied for the YSRCP’s foreign education welfare scheme ( Jagananna Videshi Deevena) and received the required funds.

Anantha Lakshmi from Rajahmundr­y City constituen­cy has set up a clothing shop in her village to support her family through the ‘Jagananna Chedodu’ scheme. She highlighte­d the case of Dasari Mahalakshm­i, a woman who received ₹2 lakh insurance upon her husband’s death, along with ‘Pension Kanuka’ and ‘Amma Vodi’ schemes.

Syed Anwar from Nellore spoke of how thousands of students were now getting access to English-medium education, and were studying in digital classrooms, all of which had led to a huge con‰dence boost for them.

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