Determined to continue their struggle as the State Cabinet gave its nod for formation of new districts on Wednesday, members of the Markapur District Sadhana Samiti(MDSS) pitched a tent in front of the Prakasam Bhavan and staged a demonstration to press for formation of Markapur district.
Leading the protest, MDSS chairman Kandula Narayana Reddy said western parts of the district had not witnessed any development in the last five decades ever since Prakasam district was formed by bringing together the backward parts in Kurnool, Nellore and Guntur districts.
The historical injustice could be remedied only by paving way to form a new district comprising the Assembly segments of Kanigiri, Darsi, Yerragondapalem, Giddalur and Markapur, he maintained.