YSRC MLA performs Paada Puja to Volunteer; protest rally held against Pawan

VIJAYAWADA: YSRC MLA from Mangalagiri, Alla Ramakrishna, performed Paada Puja to a Dalit Village Volunteer and felicitated him for rendering good services with a ‘human touch’ to the needy in the society.

The MLA hailed the services of J. Ajitha, who belongs to a Dalit community, during a programme at Eemani village in Duggirala mandal. He cleansed her feet and did a felicitation by symbolically honouring the services of Volunteers.

The MLA said the Volunteers were getting appreciation from the people as they were bringing the government schemes to the doorsteps of families, and accepted a small sum as honorarium for their service.

Those from SC, ST, Minority, and weaker sections work as volunteers and provide services to the people. “When the whole world is trembling with the fear of their lives during the Covid phase, these volunteers have come forward and provided services to the people at the risk of their own lives,” he noted.

State Planning Board vice chairman and Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu staged a protest rally here by raising ‘Down Down Pawan Kalyan’ slogans on Tuesday.

Vishnu said it was shameful on the part of Pawan Kalyan to tarnish the good image of the volunteers. He sought an apology from Pawan Kalyan to the volunteers.