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Last Updated: August 01, 2023, 09:23 IST
In the video, Ramaraju can be seen speaking passionately in Telugu, when he suddenly takes out his slipper and started slapping himself with it in the face (Image: Twitter)
“It has been 31 months since I have been elected as a councillor but I am unable to solve civic issues like drainage, power, sanitation, roads and other problems in my ward,” Ramaraju said
In a bizarre incident, a municipality councillor in the Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh slapped himself with a slipper on Monday for allegedly failing to fulfil the promises he made to his voters. The incident took place during a council meeting.
In the meeting, Mulaparthi Ramaraju, a councillor from Narsipatnam Municipality (Ward 20), vented his frustration, a video of which has gone viral on social media.
తెలుగుదేశం పార్టీ తరపున గెలిచిన లింగాపురం గ్రామ గిరిజన ప్రజాప్రతినిధి ఆయన. పదవిలో ఉండి కూడా 30 నెలలుగా గ్రామంలో ఒక్క కుళాయి కూడా వేయించలేకపోయానని… దీనికంటే చచ్చిపోవడం నయమని కౌన్సిలర్ల సమావేశంలో కన్నీరు పెట్టుకుని, చెప్పుతో కొట్టుకున్నారాయన.#AndhraPradesh #NalugellaNarakam… pic.twitter.com/u6k4E5KXZy— Telugu Desam Party (@JaiTDP) July 31, 2023
In the video, Ramaraju can be seen speaking passionately in Telugu, when he suddenly takes out his slipper and started slapping himself with it in the face.
“It has been 31 months since I have been elected as a councillor but I am unable to solve civic issues like drainage, power, sanitation, roads and other problems in my ward,” Ramaraju told news agency PTI, explaining the reason for slapping himself.
The 40-year-old councillor, who earns his living by driving an autorickshaw said he tried all options but could not keep up the promises made to voters. He alleged that the local municipal officials completely ignored Ward 20 and he could not even get a water connection to any of his voters.
Ramaraju, who was backed by TDP during the local body polls, said it was better to die in the council meeting for not being able to fulfil the promises as his voters were demanding him to execute the unfulfilled civic works.
(With PTI Inputs)
