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Gram panchayats became weak during YSRCP’s rule
Alliance Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha candidate M. Sribharath addressing the villagers on Tuesday
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Visakhapatnam: YSRCP government weakened the gram panchayat system in Andhra Pradesh by diverting their funds and hampering the developmental works in the villages across state, said alliance Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha candidate M Sribharath.
Participated in the election campaign in Tummikapalli, Mangalapalem villages in Srungavarapukota mandal here on Tuesday, he said that panchayat funds play a vital for small panchayats’ development initiatives such as road construction, installation of street lights, and bore repairs.
“However, in the YSRCP’s rule, the funds were redirected elsewhere, leaving essential local projects unfunded affecting development of rural areas. Further he added that under the tenure of the TDP government, the introduction of drip irrigation marked a significant agricultural reform and during this period, farmersYSRCP government
