Communist Party of India (Marxist) Andhra Pradesh secretary V. Srinivasa Rao has called for a protracted struggle to ensure the inclusion of Prakasam district in the list of seven backward districts under the State Reorganisation Act for special assistance.
Concluding the 300-km foot march by CPI(M) activists led by its Prakasam district secretary Sd. Hanif here on Saturday, he said it was unfortunate the district formed in 1970 by bringing together most backward parts of Kurnool, Nellore and Guntur districts remained backward even after five decades.