I worked for development of Nagarjuna Sagar constituency: Jana Reddy

Nalgonda: Congress candidate for the Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly constituency by-poll K Jana Reddy on Sunday said that he had worked for the development of the Assembly constituency and succeeded in solving many issues faced by the people.

Speaking at a coordination meeting of Congress leaders at Nagarjuna Sagar, he said the constituency was surrounded by forest area and irrigation project and there was no other village within 15 km radius. “A drinking water scheme with Rs 25 crore was sanctioned to Nagarjuna Sagar during the Congress rule in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh due to my efforts,” he said.

Stating that earlier, the entire land was under purview of PWD, he said that he has succeeded in pursuing the government in 1983 to provide ownership to the residents of 2,000 quarters at a nominal payment of Rs 100 at Nagarjuna Sagar. “Due to my efforts, penalties imposed on people under the pretext of unauthorized constructions were also cancelled by the state government in 1985,” he added.

He reminded that a residential school was set up at Nagarjuna Sagar about 35 years ago. “Of the three residential schools set up in united Andhra Pradesh then, one residential school came up in Nagarjuna Sagar due to my efforts,” he maintained.

TPCC president  and Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that he got more votes than the TRS candidate in Lok Sabha elections in Nagarjuna Sagar Assembly constituency, which, he claimed was a Congress stronghold. He exuded confidence that Jana Reddy would win with 50,000 votes majority in the by-elections. Senior Congress leader Ramreddy Damodhar Reddy and others were also present.