YS Jagan for Narsipatnam on Oct 9

Tadepalli, Oct 7: Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy reiterated the failures of the coalition government on all fronts and announced an action plan to protest against the privatization of medical colleges through a one-crore signature campaign.

Addressing party functionaries here on Tuesday, he highlighted the failures of the Chandrababu government—its rampant corruption, the manufacture and trade of spurious liquor, and neglect of farmers. He stated that he would visit Narsipatnam Medical College on October 9 to expose the dubious designs of the coalition government in pursuing privatization. He will launch the campaign by distributing pamphlets and collecting one crore signatures through racha banda programmes to be held from October 10 to November 6.

Rallies will be held at constituency headquarters on October 28, with YS Jagan Mohan Reddy participating in one of them. Rallies at district headquarters are scheduled for November 4. The one crore signatures collected will be submitted to the Governor on November 12 or on a date suggested by him.

He said governance has gone off track, with corruption rampant as Chandrababu, his son, and other leaders stash away looted wealth. While the YSRCP government ensured transparency in liquor policy, the coalition government has handed over the distribution network to its favoured few and is now trading in spurious liquor, disregarding the plight of the poor. Farmers are unable to get urea, and public health has taken a severe beating due to faulty policies.

“Chandrababu is spending huge amounts on Amaravati but is unable to sustain our medical colleges initiative. We will resist privatization tooth and nail,” Jagan declared.