Uttarandhra Charcha Vedika (UCV) convener and former Minister Konathala Ramakrishna has appealed to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to consider merit alone as the basis for the appointment of ‘gram’ and ‘ward’ volunteers in the State.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, the UCV convener, while welcoming the decision to appoint ‘village’ volunteers, said that ‘the proposal to conduct interviews for the posts would become a mean to provide employment to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) workers.’
“YSRCP senior leader V. Vijaya Sai Reddy had told the booth-level leaders at a recent party meeting that justice would be done to party workers in the appointment of ‘village’ and ‘ward’ volunteers by giving them a top priority. This shows that the objective of these appointments is to provide jobs to the party workers,” Mr. Ramakrishna said.