Support welling up for Jagan’s Deeksha
Students from across the universities in Andhra Pradesh are coming out in unequivocal support of YSRCP chief YS Jagan’s Deeksha. The issue of special status to Andhra Pradesh state, which made Jagan to take to warpath, is already a hot topic of discussion in the universities.
The students would be among the first group to be hit by the absence of special status to Andhra Prdesh. Thy are opposed to special packages, which Chandrababu Naidu is so happy to accept and demand that a special status is the only solutions to the woes that the AP is subjected to.
Sri Krishnadevaraya University:
At Anantapur, the students of SKU have resolved to extend unstinted support to the deeksha of YS Jagan which is beginning on Wednesday. They said already five students have ended their lives for the sake of special status and achieving it is the best way to pay tributes to them.
Andhra University:
The students of AU have organized a special discussion on the issue on Tuesday and discussed the pros and cons. The students have decided to support the deekhsa. They said special status will help in getting more investments and more industries to the state.
Etcherla:
The students of BRU in Srikakulam’s Etcherla have demanded special status to the state and strongly criticized the State government for trying to obstruct YS Jagan’s Deeksha. The students of engineering college in Tekkali also held a meeting and extended their support to the agitation.
Vizianagaram:
The student community of Vizianagaram have extended support to YS Jagan’s deeksha. They said they would join the Jagan’s deeksha, which will begin at Guntur on Wednesday. Students from Satya Degree College, Satya PG College, MR, Seetam Engineering College and other colleges joined the meeting to express their solidarity.
West Godavari:
The students of Karibandi Subbarao College extended their support to the agitation of the YSRCP. They said the special status would ensure that the prices come down and the life standards will improve. They said the economy of the state would witness an upswing if the state is given the special status.
Ongole:
At Ongole, a meeting was organized at Nagarjuna Degree College under the aegis of AP Special Status Achievement Council district convener Shamsher Ahmed.
Kurnool:
The students of Kurnool in voice supported the special status to the state of Andhra Pradesh. They slammed the TDP and the BJP for going back on the promise they gave to the people at the time of the bifurcation. The students have expressed their solidarity with YS Jagan.
Nellore:
Students of Sri Chaitanya and other colleges organized a special debate on the issue. They said that special status is a remedy for unemployment and that the state will achieve development only when the special status is given.
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