<p>A lawmaker belonging to the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has announced that he will take bribes for development of his constituency.<br /><br /></p>.<p>J. C. Prabhakar Reddy, a member of the Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly from Tadipatri constituency in Anantapur district made the announcement.<br /><br />He said since the government has no money for development work, he has decided to take bribes from contractors.<br /><br />"Several contractors offer me money in the form of percentage but so far I have refused to take. Now, I will start taking bribe for the development of Tadipatri," he told reporters in Anantapur.<br /><br />The MLA said he would accept the bribes through DDs and will maintain a record in writing about how he spent the money.<br /><br />"We should do some good work so that people remember us even after death," said Prabhakar Reddy, who earlier served as mayor of Tadipatri.<br /><br />He is the brother of J. C. Diwakar Reddy, a TDP MP who is also known for making controversial statements.<br /></p>
<p>A lawmaker belonging to the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has announced that he will take bribes for development of his constituency.<br /><br /></p>.<p>J. C. Prabhakar Reddy, a member of the Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly from Tadipatri constituency in Anantapur district made the announcement.<br /><br />He said since the government has no money for development work, he has decided to take bribes from contractors.<br /><br />"Several contractors offer me money in the form of percentage but so far I have refused to take. Now, I will start taking bribe for the development of Tadipatri," he told reporters in Anantapur.<br /><br />The MLA said he would accept the bribes through DDs and will maintain a record in writing about how he spent the money.<br /><br />"We should do some good work so that people remember us even after death," said Prabhakar Reddy, who earlier served as mayor of Tadipatri.<br /><br />He is the brother of J. C. Diwakar Reddy, a TDP MP who is also known for making controversial statements.<br /></p>