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CM's brother plans parallel rice scheme

By Our Special Correspondent

TIRUPATI March 11. The former Chandragiri MLA, Nara Rammurthy Naidu, is back with a bang on political the centrestage by uncovering new "schemes'' from up his sleeve, after a brief lull ever since he parted ways with his elder brother and Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu.

Following a series of processions in his erstwhile Chandragiri constituency ---- which also happened to be the brother's native place, Mr. Rammurthy Naidu, has now targeted the Food-for-work (FFW) programme.

In an informal chat with mediapersons on Tuesday, he complained that the rice did not reach the poor, though records put work completed to everyone's satisfaction.

In his effort to sustain the momentum gained through his processions, he had decided to run a scheme of his own to provide rice to villagers, particularly Dalitwada dwellers in his constituency. According to the plan, money would be collected from the public to purchase rice which would be distributed to the poorest of the poor. The programme would be kicked off on April 1 from the famous Kanipakam Vinayaka temple in his segment, where he usually launches any scheme.

The junior Naidu has, of late, started sending chill down the spine of officials, who were gripped with the fear that he could hold a dharna or rasta roko any moment at any place. He was said to have complained to the district Collector, P.V. Satyanarayana Murthy, that his vehicle was being "closely followed'' by the police.

Mr. Naidu expressed the hope that the re-drawing of segments as a result of the delimitation exercise would benefit him. As per the proposed political contours of the district, Yerravaripalem and Chinnagottigallu mandals will be chopped off from the Piler constituency and appended to Chandragiri. He said mandal leaders of both Congress and TDP were in touch with him.

If there is one issue that could bring the estranged brothers together, it is the disapproval of the proposal to form a Tirumala constituency. Mr. Rammurthy Naidu has strongly objected to the carving of a segment with the Tirumala hills and for that matter, all religious places. The Chief Minister, too, had dismissed the idea as "unscientific'' and "irrational.

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