A group of activists from Nalgonda in Telangana and Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh are planning to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha elections with a view to highlighting issues of fluoride-hit areas in these regions.
Jalagam Sudheer, a US-returned software professional and native of Nalgonda district, said they have decided to file nominations from Varanasi and Amethi from where Modi and Gandhi are contesting.
"This is to highlight the plight of fluorosis victims and the unfulfilled promises announced by different governments for fluoride-hit Nalgonda and Prakasam districts,"Sudheer told PTI.
He said he along with Vadde Srinivas, a native of Prakasam, along with two more activists, working in flouride-hit areas and also fluorosis victims, will file the nominations from Varanasi and Amethi.
"We need local proposers for filing nomination papers and we are in talks with local Telugu organisations there (Varanasi and Amethi). We need 10 proposers for each candidate from the local constituencies," he said.
Sudheer returned to India in 2016 after working in the US for 15 years "to serve society."