TDP cadre told to focus on district development

Chittoor: Industries Minister N Amarnath Reddy has urged the TDP district leaders not to complain against the District Collector but to focus on district development. The Minister visited the residence of Chittoor MLA D A Satyaprabha here on Saturday and held a brief meeting with the TDP district leaders.

Highlights:

• TDP district leaders reportedly complained against the Collector to Minister Amarnath Reddy; Ask him to transfer Siddarth Jain
• Allege TDP will suffer defeat in next elections if the Jain continued as Collector
  

During the meeting, the TDP leaders informed the Amarnath Reddy to transfer District Collector Siddarth Jain as he was reluctant to hear the issues of the party functionaries. They also brought to the Minister’s notice that the TDP will face defeat if Jain is continued as the Collector. The TDP leaders reportedly informed the Minister several TDP MLAs, Chittoor MP and ZP Chairperson are not happy with the functioning of the Collector.

The Minister told the TDP leaders that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has to take a decision to transfer the Collector. Instead, Amarnath Reddy advised the TDP leaders to get along with district officials and work for the district development. He assured of reducing the differences between the TDP leaders and the Collector. The Minister reportedly told the TDP leaders transferring of officials will hamper developmental works.

However, he made it clear that district administration have to respond to the issues raised by elected representatives. The Chittoor MLA made an appeal to the Minister to resolve drinking water woes of city residents. She stressed on the need for immediate diversion of Telugu Ganga water to Chittoor as promised by her husband and former MP Adikesavulu Naidu. After the meeting, Amarnath Reddy left to Palamaner to attend a meeting.