Rajpal Yadav demands district status for Banda, raises employment issue
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Film actor Rajpal Yadav has raised the demand to make Banda, his ancestral area in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, a district. He said that if Banda is declared a district, people from nearby rural areas will be able to access administrative facilities more easily. Along with this, new employment opportunities could be created for thousands of people in the area. Local people welcomed the actor with flower garlands when he reached his village Kundra.
Raising the road construction issue for 25 years
Rajpal Yadav said there is a need to improve the condition of roads in Banda and nearby villages. He has been raising the issue of construction and improvement of roads in the area for about the past 25 years. He also demanded that villages be connected with better roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and that major routes be widened. He said the Banda area is a major centre of agricultural activity. Paddy, wheat and sugarcane are cultivated here. Becoming a district would increase administrative activity and develop employment opportunities at the local level.
Appeal to villagers not to boycott voting
On discussions about boycotting voting over demands for development works in the area, the actor appealed to villagers not to take such a step. He said voting is the right of every citizen and people must exercise their franchise. It is also necessary to raise one’s voice for one’s rights. Rajpal Yadav clarified that he wants to stay away from politics and raise the region’s problems as an actor and social worker.
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