Pawan vows to be voice of sherfolk, farmers at Centre
JSP president Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday promised to be the voice of the sherfolk at the Centre to ght against the threats to marine pollution and the livelihood of coastal communities due to industrial activities being carried out by the ONGC, Reliance, and Aurobindo groups on the Kakinada coast.
Addressing a public meeting during Varahi Vijaya Bheri after ling his nomination papers for Pithapuram Assembly constituency, Mr. Pawan said he had access to the BJP leadership, with whom he could lobby for the pollution-free development and tackle the environmental challenges being posed by the industries.
On Kakinada SEZ, Mr. Pawan promised to come
JSP chief Pawan Kalyan
to the rescue of farmers who parted with their 10,000 acres of land for the Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) if BJPTDP-JSP was voted to power.
“The KSEZ land has been changing hands from various investors over the past decade. However, the promised projects are yet to be grounded in the KSEZ. The farmers in the KSEZ have been suering from an irreparable loss that will be compensated by grounding the projects with huge employment potential,” Mr. Pawan said.
On the pending Ameenabad harbour project, he alleged hat the ruling party had diverted funds allocated for the Ameenabad harbour o Uppada coast. It had been ignored after completion of the 30% work. At least 20,000 sherfolk families would have beneted if the harbour is commissioned, he said.
“I have come from a socialist background. I have been the ambassador of handloom products. The spirit of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has been the source to run the JSP. It is the only party in Indian political history to run for over a decade without power,” he said and promised to address the challenges of coastal erosion and access to safe drinking water.