Accordingly not limiting themselves to expressing outrage on social media, or lamenting that Indian politics is ridden with corruption, two young women in the state have sprung a surprise by deciding to contest in the Telangana Panchayat elections. Meanwhile these two women are 24 year old Sushmitha Naidu from Nizamabad and 30 year old Sai Pravallika Nagam from Ghatkesar.
Furthermore both these graduates have decided to bring about a political change in their respective villages. Reportedly Sushmitha, an MBA graduate working in Ireland, quit her lucrative job to contest in the elections from her native village, Yedapally reserved for BC women.
Moreover Pravallika, who is presently pursuing her LLB degree, has full support of her family and husband to take up politics. "The village doesn't have a CC (cement concrete) road, and drainage continues to flow on to the roads. I want to fix this if I am elected as the Sarpanch or ward member." Accordingly she claims that many are pressurizing her to withdraw her nomination, but she has no plans of dropping out. Perhaps panchayat elections in Telangana will be held in three phases on January 21, 25 and 30.
