VIJAYAWADA: TD state president Kinjarapu Atchannaidu assured that Telugu Desam will reopen Anna canteens in all civic bodies of AP, where a full meal was available for just Rs 5 per person.
This is the primary promise that TD has made in its manifesto released ahead of elections for municipal corporations and municipalities.
Atchannaidu pointed out that Anna canteens had been started by Telugu Desam to feed the hungry among poor. But after YSRC came to power, it shut all 204 of these canteens alleging corruption. The TD chief alleged that YSRC government wants to convert the space allotted for these canteens into shopping centres and sell them to private individuals.
He reiterated that Telugu Desam remains committed to provide poor people a full meal for Rs 5. He recalled that then chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had started Anna canteens across municipalities and corporations to provide food to people thrice in a day, charging Rs 5 per meal. Its objective was to…