Visakhapatnam: Opposition Telugu Desam on Friday paid ₹1 lakh to those whose boats had been fully burnt in the November 19 fire accident at the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. The party extended ₹50,000 to those whose boats got partially damaged and ₹5,000 to labourers who worked on the boats.
Speaking on the occasion, state TD president Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said whether or not their party is in power, they have always helped the fishermen community, as its members have always supported the Telugu Desam Party.
Visakhapatnam South constituency MLA Gandi Babji underlined that the TD government provided pensions to fishermen aged 50 years and above. The party supported them whenever there had been a cyclone.
Gandi Babji alleged that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has not paid any attention to fishermen who have been affected by the Michang cyclone. He maintained that Telugu Desam and Jana Sena are the only parties that have responded whenever fishermen are in trouble. He asked fishermen to support the TDP-Jana Sena alliance.
Former minister Kollu Ravindra said the fire accident at the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour indicates failure of the AP government, as such a mishap has occurred nowhere in the country.
Former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy said TD has been working for the development of fishermen since NTR's rule started.
Former minister and Vizag North MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao, TD parliament constituency In-charge Yum Sri Bharat, district TD president Palla Srinivasa Rao, Visakhapatnam East MLA Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, MLCs Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao and Duvvarapu Rama Rao, district general secretary Pasarla Prasad, Bheemili constituency in-charge Korada Rajababu were among those were present.
