Leaders of the Srikakulam Zilla Turpu Kapu Sangham have called upon the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP), and BJP alliance to allocate the Zilla Parishad chairperson’s position to a member of the Kapu community. During an emergency meeting held in Srikakulam on Friday, the association emphasized that the community has not held this post in 15 years, despite its significant population in the district.
In a joint press release, Sangham leaders Surangi Mohana Rao, Dola Jaganmohana Rao, and Sasapu Joginaidu stated that the Kapu community is currently limited to only one Assembly seat, Patapatnam, and has lacked recognition from political parties. Mr. Joginaidu alleged that the community has been sidelined in Srikakulam politics since the district’s bifurcation, arguing that it is time for justice. Mr. Jagan Mohana Rao added that the chairperson’s post should be granted to the Kapu community on a rotation basis to ensure social justice for all Backward Classes in the region.
The TDP-JSP-BJP alliance has won 29 of the 30 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency seats and is expected to secure the chairperson’s post in the upcoming indirect election. A delegation from the Kapu community is scheduled to meet Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and JSP president and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to formally press their demand and provide detailed population statistics for the district.
