Minority Leaders Quit TD, Join YSRC in Atmakur

Tirupati: The ruling YSR Congress appears to be consolidating its position in Atmakur assembly seat, with a fresh wave of defections from the Opposition Telugu Desam just weeks ahead of the 2024 general elections. Several minority community leaders of Atmakur town joined the YSRC at an event organised at the camp office of MLA Mekapati Vikram Reddy on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Vikram Reddy launched a scathing attack on the TD for allying with the BJP, accusing the saffron party of pursuing divisive policies like the Citizenship Amendment Act. Highlighting YSRC government's welfare agenda, the MLA claimed that 99 per cent of the promises made in the party’s election manifesto have been implemented, with schemes benefiting every household in the state.