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TDP leader launches free bus service to Kadapa temple
Local Telugu Desam Party leader Reddeppagari Srinivasa Reddy on Saturday flagged off a free bus service to Sri Lakshmi Palakondaraya Swamy temple, about 25 km from Kadapa, for the month of Sravanam.…
The Story in Brief
Local Telugu Desam Party leader Reddeppagari Srinivasa Reddy on Saturday flagged off a free bus service to Sri Lakshmi Palakondaraya Swamy temple, about 25 km from Kadapa, for the month of Sravanam. The bus will run thrice a day between Kadapa old bus stand and the temple. Mr. Reddy said the route previously had no bus service, and the move was aimed at helping the large number of devotees, especially women and senior citizens, who visit the hill shrine during this period.
The Indian Opinion
A political leader launching a bus service for a temple festival is a familiar sight in Andhra Pradesh, and it feeds two lazy narratives: that such gestures are either pure vote-bank politics or a model of grassroots service. The more grounded view is that remote routes genuinely lack public transport, and whoever steps in gets the credit. The real test is whether this service continues after Sravanam ends, or if the temple remains cut off for another year.
Source: thehindu.com
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