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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Clamour for dist. with Markapur as headquarters grows louder

Members of the Markapur District Sadana Samiti(MDSS) on Saturday observed a relay fast to exert pressure on the YSR Congress Party Government to carve out a new district with Markapur as its headquarters.

“We are ready for any sacrifice to achieve the long-pending demand,” asserted MDSS Chairman Kandula Narayana Reddy while leading the protest in front of the office of the Revenue Division Officer in Markapur to press for creation of a district comprising the backward Assembly segments of Kanigiri, Darsi, Markapur, Yerragondapalem and Giddalur.

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