Parties in race to woo voters

                        Parties in race to woo voters             

DC CORRESPONDENT

ONGOLE, MAY 8

The Congress, Telugu Desam, YSR Congress and Loksatta intensified their byelection campaign at Ongole. Aspirants of these parties along with their activists toured various areas of the Ongole asking people to vote in favour of their parties. Congress candidate Ms Magunta Parvatamma participated in the meeting Ongole mandal Congress party activists and later joined a meet of BC leaders. She launched a house-to-house campaign from Mamidipalem after garlanding Ambedkar’s statue. She met voters mainly women in Mamidpalem, Kondamitta, Sitarampuram, Viswasnagar and Gollapalem areas along with Congress leaders.

YSRC candidate and former minister, Mr Balineni Srinivas Reddy was trying to woo BC voters in the byelection. During a meeting with YSRC BC cell, Mr Srinivas Reddy promised party tickets to BCS, and mayoral seats of various municipal corporations. He campaigned in Bilalnagar, Bharat colony and other areas seeking votes for YSRC.

His wife Ms Sachi Devi, son, Mr Pranit Reddy and daughter-in-law Ms Kavya Reddy also campaigned in several areas of Ongole. TD aspirant, Mr Damacharla Janardhan accompanied by Telugu Rythu state president, Mr Karanam Balaramakrishnamurthy, former MLAs, Mr E. Haribabu, Ms Pidatala Saikalpana Reddy and others extensively toured several wards.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) supported Loksatta candidate Mr A. Sivaramesh Reddy also campaigned at Housing board colony with CPI (M) leaders and activists.

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