Election campaigns are progressing at a brisk pace in various assembly and parliamentary constituencies of Visakhapatnam.
BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Daggubati Purandeswari has been campaigning extensively in all major constituencies, interacting with many voters along the way. On Sunday, she held a public meeting as well as a roadshow in Visakhapatnam West along with BJP MLA candidate for the segment B. Chandrasekhar. Ms. Purandeswari said that the BJP government is committed to working for the welfare of employees and the youth.
Gajuwaka TDP MLA candidate Palla Srinivas held an informal interaction with the Brahmana Association and visited several wards. YSRCP Visakhapatnam (West) candidate Malla Vijaya Prasad campaigned in several wards, while his daughter Anusha conducted campaigns at several areas in Gopalapatnam and sought votes for her father.
Anakapalle TDP MP candidate Adari Anand Kumar visited several areas in Yelamanchili constituency. He interacted with people and sought votes for TDP. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Adari said that his campaigning was on in seven assembly segments in Anakapalle Parliamentary constituency. He added that TDP would win the coming elections with a full majority.
Anakapalle TDP MLA candidate Peela Govinda Satyanarayana, along his wife, conducted election campaigns at various markets, Sarada Nagar, Devi Nagar and a few other areas. Mr. Satyanarayana interacted with senior citizens and enquired about the old-age pensions. Some locals apprised him of several issues.
YSRCP Madugula MLA candidate B. Mutyala Naidu, along with YSRCP leader Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, conducted a roadshow in Madugula area and requested the public to make Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy the next Chief Minister.
A campaign was held in Anakapalle town on Sunday from 4 pm seeking votes in support of P.S. Ajay Kumar, candidate for Anakapalle Parliamentary constituency on a CPI (ML) Liberation party ticket, here on Sunday.
Comrade Ninalasetty Murthy kick-started his campaign by garlanding a statue of B.R. Ambedkar at Ramachandra Theatre. He said that contestant Ajay Kumar has been working for the poor for the past three decades and requested the public to vote for him. He also said that in the five years of TDP rule, corruption has become institutionalised from village-level to State-level. They said that the Panchayat Raj system has been destroyed by Janmabhoomi committees and added that if the Left party comes to power, the government would impose 1% tax on inherited wealth. The party would implement ₹18,000 as the minimum wage per month, they added.