The YSRCP on Monday organised massive rallies and signature drives across all district headquarters here as part of its one crore signature campaign opposing the alleged privatisation of government medical colleges.
The rallies saw participation from party cadres, students, and citizens from various sections of society. "While the Centre is working to establish government medical colleges across the country, its ally in Andhra Pradesh is moving in the opposite direction by attempting to privatise them,"
YSRCP leader RK Roja told reporters.
The collected signature petitions will later be transported to the YSRCP central office in Tadepalli. Roja criticised the NDA coalition government, alleging that it was pushing for privatisation despite strong public opposition.
She added that neighbouring states such as Telangana and Karnataka are actively establishing government medical colleges, whereas Andhra Pradesh is "witnessing attempts to hand them over to private entities."