Jagan assures support to Sakshara Bharat employees

Vizianagaram: Opposition leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has assured that he would support the Sakshara Bharat employees, who were sacked by the State government recently. On Saturday, the sacked staff met him during his Padayatra in Gajapathi Nagaram and sought his support. On his 284th day of Praja Sankalpa Yatra, Jagan started walking from Madhupada village and interacted with locals and farmers. 

He demanded that the government save the farmers by sanctioning compensation to those who lost their crops in this cyclone. Rural medical practitioners have requested him to support them and alleged that the government was harassing them. Field assistants who were sacked from NREGA approached Jagan and expressed their agony. They said that they have been working for the past few years but their services are not recognised and they were sacked mercilessly.  

Large number of people welcomed Jagan at Marupalli and Bhudevipeta. Some senior citizens alleged that due to political reasons, they were denied pensions. They said that only TDP sympathisers were being sanctioned pensions. Some unemployed youth alleged that 'Yuva Nestham' was a useless scheme and it's only to divert the attention of the people from the failures of government.