Sharmila listens to unending tales of suffering

Sharmila, who is doing Maro Praja Prasthanam Padayatra on behalf of YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, has been coming across the tales of untold suffering from all walks of life during her walkathon.

While the aged complain about their not getting monthly pensions or the sick talk about their not getting medical treatment under the Arogya Sri scheme at some place, it is farmers who complain about their not getting free power for their lands or MSP (Minimum Support Price) for their agricultural produce at some other place.

The list of people who meet Sharmila and narrate their suffering doesn’t end with women or farmers but students and others are also joining the list of people who have a tale each to reveal.

When Sharmila camped at Pattikonda on Sunday, 10-year old girl Rasi and her brother Surendra came to her camp. Local party men immediately took them to Sharmila who was moved after learning that they had to stop their school education due to their poor financial condition.

“Our father was killed in faction feuds and our mother is working in a private hospital. We are A grade students but we had to stop going to school due to our inability to pay fee. Mother is unable to run the house with her meager salary,” they told her weeping.

Sharmila consoled them and assured them she would take care of their school education. “Don’t worry, I will ensure you will complete your school education,” Sharmila promised them.

However, party leaders of Pattikonda constituency Nagaratnamma and Ramachandra Reddy and Puttaparthi constituency party leader Dr. Hari Krishna, who were present there, assured Sharmila they would take care of the two kids’ school education.

“I made a promise and kindly don’t neglect the children,” Shamila told the leaders handing over Rasi and Surendra to them.

(Updated on Nov 12, 2012)