Tribes in hilltop villages say they will only vote in elections if a road is built in their village.

Tribal people from Pedakota in Anantagiri mandal and Madreb, a hilltop village in ASR district, staged a protest by carrying ‘adda’ leaves on their heads and traveling 4 km on horseback to clear the roads leading to their villages. It called for construction and the provision of transportation. Exercising the franchise.

They said they had to travel 30 kilometers to vote. The hilltop village is home to about 170 tribal members, including his 45 families and 70 voters. There is a polling station at the Pedakota panchayat headquarters. A total of 50 voters were assigned to his Pedakota polling station 30 km away and 15 voters were assigned to his Belamidi polling station 18 km away.

Similarly, voters from Dayarthi hamlet of Janavadu Panchayat have to travel 30 km to the Jeenavadu Panchayat headquarters to vote.

Girijan Sangam leaders K. Narasingha Rao, K. Das and K. Govinda Rao said contractors were siphoning off funds sanctioned for road construction without proper oversight. claims. They have lodged a complaint with the vigilance and enforcement authorities, but no action has been taken so far. The participants raised the slogan that they would vote if roads were built in their villages.