Mangalore, Mar 10: The Aam Aadmi Party of Dakshina Kannada unit announced that Marpalli Ramayya Vasudeva, popularly known as M RVasudeva as its Lok Sabha Candidate for the Dakshina Kannada constituency.
Mr Vasudeva is a former Director of Airport Authority of India at Mangalore International Airport.
In a press release, Rohan Shiri, a founding member of AAP DK said “Vasudeva as our MP Candidate, has been greeted enthusiastically by our team. He is local, he has impeccable credentials and he will initiate much needed accelerated improvement of DK, which past MPs have not been able to accomplish.”
“Since our inception we have participated and supported a number of initiatives such as the Nidodi andolan. AAP has and continues to vehemently oppose the Netravathi project.
“With the backing of likeminded parties who have no faith in options provided in the past, we will win,” said Mr. Rashid Bolar, an active volunteer of AAP who participated in the India Against Corruption movement for the Lokpal Bill, along with Vidya Dinker,. T R Bhat, V U George and many others.
“We are a 21st Century party that appeals to people who are fed up with parties that practice the politics of the last century. Our country is sinking under corruption and until AAP came along, corruption was not even on their agenda” said Prithvi Reddy, AAP National Executive.
Mr Vasudev added that “Dakshina Kannada is a jewel of the Konkan Coast that has been neglected by the State Government and the Centre. I had to overcome innumerable obstacles in developing the Airport as a bureaucrat, with support coming from the State and Center in bits and pieces, and that too given after repeated requests. The airport was completed by the sheer grit and determination of my team,” he said.
The condition of DK is dismal. The Mangalore Port has been neglected. If improved it would increase the economy of our region significantly. The National Highway and critical arterial roads are in shambles. Improving the Tokur railway station and adding a feeder road from the Airport to the station, will be a major convenience for air travelers and generate business for bus, taxi and rickshaw operators, he added.
He said, “We have been nice for too long and given so much more and received very little. Now they want to take our water by diverting the Netravathi. We understand the neighbouring regions have a water problem, but it cannot be solved by tampering with a resource given to us by Mother Nature. We must have an independent water committee to solve water usage and distribution issues. We need to rejuvenate neglected water bodies and build ecologically sound check dams. I wish to work with the Center, the State and Local governments to improve the sorry condition of DK. Furthermore I believe the time has come to start demanding a separate Tulunadu State or along with UK, a separate Karavali State due to the attitude of the State and Center who have and are dumping unhelpful projects on us. The peaceful nature of our people has been mistaken as acceptance. AAP will fight for our rights and seeks the people 's support to realize their aspirations.”
Mr Vasudeva has an MSc in Statistics from the Mysore University, he also holds an MBA from IGNOU, besides other diplomas. He is an ISO Lead Auditor and has widely traveled overseas to give seminars.
As the Director of Airport Authority, M.R.Vasudeva was responsible for the up-gradation of Mangalore Airport to International Airport status, from “Concept to Operation”. He completed the project in record time despite heavy and difficult odds.
An articulate speaker in Kannada, Hindi and English, he has been in the local circuit of resource persons in Management, Engineering, as well as Socio-economic issues. He is a visiting faculty member at Srinivas College of Engineering in Mukka on NH 66, near NITK, Surathkal.
A recipient of multiple awards, he is well read, well informed and is endowed with convincing presentation and debating skills.
AAP of Dakshina Kannada District was launched on February 15, 2013, by Yogendra Yadav, AAP National Executive. It was the first AAP unit to be formed in Karnataka.
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