Murthy Yadav quits JSP over ticket denial
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VISAKHAPATNAM Former Jana Sena Party (JSP) corporator and senior city leader P.L.V.N. Murthy, popularly known as Murthy Yadav has resigned from the party, expressing anguish over being denied a ticket in the recent Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections. He said the decision came despite his sustained efforts to protect public assets and take up several civic and legal battles in Visakhapatnam and the North Andhra region.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Murthy Yadav released his resignation letter addressed to the JSP president and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. He alleged that certain local party leaders had systematically worked against him and prevented him from contesting the recent elections on the party ticket.
He said he had subsequently contested as an Independent candidate from his ward, but lost by a margin of 62 votes. He said the party leadership had earlier indicated that all those elected on JSP tickets in the 2021 GVMC elections would be given another opportunity.
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