Praja Rajyam will give Full Powers to Panchayat Raj

Praja Rajyam Party founder president Chiranjeevi said on Thursday that his party after coming to power would delegate more powers to the gram panchayats and other local bodies. He said that the local bodies were yet to get powers under 29 subjects as envisaged by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments.

“It is necessary to transfer all the powers due to the local bodies in order to achieve the self-sustainability,” he said. Mr Chiranjeevi was interacting with the villagers at the Gangadevipally, where he was on a study tour to know about the development of the village through self-help initiatives, in Geesukonda mandal of the district.

He was “surprised” by the unprecedented development of the village, which has achieved total literacy, total enrollment, and self-sustainability in several areas, and called for the replication of the success in all other villages of the State. Reminiscing his film career, Mr Chiranjeevi said that he had also played an activist role in his Rudraveena movie, which also highlighted the village development.

He said every person in Gangadevipally lived the role in their real life. The actor was awestruck when village sarpanch Kusam Raja Mouly said they would impose Rs 500 fine on those who fail to water their plants and those who defy village committees.