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Jagan participates in college day celebrations

Kadapa Lok Sabha member Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday exhorted youth to maintain credibility, which is imperative for one’s political growth, and always ensure that they keep up their word and their actions match their words.

Addressing students celebrating college day in the Government College for Men here, Mr. Reddy said one’s political career is often built on college campuses.

Asserting that credibility is the hallmark of political success, he called upon young leaders to acquire the trait. Students should also keep up their word and gain the confidence of one and all, he said.

Maintaining that his father and former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy yearned to ensure the welfare of youth.

Realising that parents became debt-ridden on two counts and don’t hesitate to sell away the house and lands when a family member is beset with ill-health and to educate their children, the late Chief Minister implemented schemes to provide succour to them, he said.

Recalling that Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy promised to grant assistance of Rs. 1.60 crore to develop the 60-year-old institution, he lamented that the grant was yet to be released.

Mr. Reddy promised to use his good offices to secure the fund for the development of the college. He promised to extend any assistance required for the college and to stand by the student community.

Congress MLA G. Srikanth Reddy, Kadapa Mayor P. Raveendranatha Reddy, DCC president K. Suresh Babu, DCMS chairman P. Pratap Reddy and Congress leaders R. Veera Reddy and P. Bala Obul Reddy, college principal Ramanjaneyulu and chairman S. Surendra participated.

Jagan unveils YSR statue

Kadapa Member of Parliament Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy unveiled a life-size bronze statue of YSR at ring road circle in Chintakommadinne mandal on Kadapa-Rayachoti road on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Steel A. Sai Prathap, Congress legislator P.M. Kamalamma, Kadapa Mayor P. Raveendranatha Reddy, former legislator K. Prabhavathamma, Kadapa Agriculture Market Committee Chairman T. Balamalla Reddy, Congress leaders I. Tirupal Reddy and M. Navaneeswara Reddy, M.P. Suresh and party members participated.

Later Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy visited the houses of Congress leaders S. Sanaullah and Pitchi Reddy, who passed away recently, and consoled the bereaved families.

Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy said the yeoman services of Rajasekhara Reddy in ensuring welfare of farmers will be remembered for ever.

‘Jalayagnam'

YSR had conceived Jalayagnam programme and commenced several irrigation projects to provide irrigation facilities to the farmers, but his abrupt demise before completion of the projects left a void, the MP at the Agriculture Market Yard here.

Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy attended the swearing in ceremony of Thummala Balamalla Reddy as Kadapa Market Committee Chairman.

Swearing-in ceremony

Market Committee secretary Seetharama Reddy administered the oath of office to Balamalla Reddy, market committee vice-chairman P. Baba Khalander and other directors.

He advised them to strive to ensure farmers' welfare.

Loans disbursed

The MP disbursed loan cheques to farmers. Kadapa Mayor P. Raveendranatha Reddy, DCC president K. Suresh Babu, DCMS chairman P. Pratap Reddy, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) secretary T. Sivasankar, Deputy Mayor K. Nabi Rasool, several Congress leaders and functionaries participated.