Auto-rickshaw or serving folks, he wants to be in the driver’s seat

For 37-year-old Mulaparthi Ramaraju, who ekes out his dwelling by driving an auto-rickshaw, successful a councillor’s submit in the just lately held municipal elections was a dream come true. He gained the Ward 20 underneath which his native village of Lingapuram comes.

Life has not been form to Mr. Ramaraju. Orphaned at a young age, he was introduced up by his ailing grandmother. He accomplished his commencement in humanities, a correspondence course from Andhra University in 2009, after which he undertook a welding course.

Days of battle

Mr. Ramaraju began incomes when he was a young person to run his household. In 2011, he obtained married and later he attended an apprenticeship programme at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited for a 12 months. However, he returned again to his village due to monetary points and began driving an auto-rickshaw in 2014.

Known as a kind-hearted one that at all times lends a serving to hand to the folks in misery in his village, successful the election in the village that has about 1,800 votes was not very troublesome for him. His candidature for the submit was advisable by the folks in the village and the TDP gave him a ticket.

“I like to help the people in need. There were a number of occasions when I transported sick people to hospitals or to the nearest ambulance station at odd hours, free of cost. I also take poor and elderly people to the mandal headquarters or banks for free to get their work done. Now, I have a post which gives me ample opportunity to serve people. It is a big responsibility too. I will try to meet the expectation of the people,” stated Mr. Ramaraju.

He is understood in his village for his well mannered behaviour and rendering service resembling transporting pregnant girls and aged individuals freed from price. This service in all probability gave him the edge over his rivals in the elections.

Mr. Ramaraju stated he is conscious of the backwardness of his ward. Till about a couple of years in the past, he stated, there was no correct street connectivity to his village and other people had to cross a flowing water physique to get to the different facet. “I have seen people getting drowned while crossing the water body during monsoon season. Now, we have a bridge, but still there are a lot of work to be done,” he stated.

Focus on civic facilities

Speaking about his priorities, he stated, “I always wanted to serve people as it gives me immense satisfaction. Being a councillor now, I want to address the issues in my ward and village. My village lacks proper road, burial ground, good drinking water facility, and these will be my initial focus areas,” stated Mr. Ramaraju.

However, he stated that he wouldn’t cease driving auto-rickshaw. “I will continue to ply the auto-rickshaw and attend council sessions too. I have requested the owner of the auto-rickshaw to grant me leave on Mondays, so that I can visit my ward and attend council meetings,” he stated.