Naidu Promises to Double Honorarium for Volunteers if Voted to Power, Defends Volunteer System Amid Criticism
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TDP President N. Chandrababu Naidu promised to double honorarium for volunteers from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 per month if voted to power.
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Naidu said TDP will continue the volunteer system implemented by current government to extend citizen services.
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YSRCP and TDP have been engaged in war of words over the volunteer system.
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Opposition parties allege volunteers are working as ruling party agents and indulging in illegal activities.
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly and Lok Sabha elections scheduled on May 13; TDP, JSP and BJP formed alliance against ruling YSRCP.