Lathi- fee, stone-pelting in AP over demonstrations versus calling area after Ambedkar
Hundreds of militants thronged Amalapuram in spite of police visuals, to oppose versus the government’s proposition to call the area as BR Ambedkar Konaseema area, complying with needs from Dalit teams.
Protests in Konaseema versus calling area after Ambedkar
Tensions dominated in Amalapuram community of Andhra Pradesh– the head office of the recently created Konaseema area– on May 24, Tuesday, over the state government’s proposition to relabel the area by including the name Dr BR Ambedkar to it. It has actually been much less than a week given that the Andhra Pradesh government introduced that Konaseema, taken of East Godavari area, would certainly be relabelled as BR Ambedkar Konaseema area. An initial alert was released hereof on May 18, welcoming any type of arguments or tips to the proposition. Soon, occasional demonstrations arised partially of the area over the previous week, challenging the recommended step. .
With the demonstrations rising, a rally was prepared to the area Collector’s workplace in Amalapuram on May 24,Tuesday In expectancy of the rally, the area police had actually enforced prohibitory orders under Section 30 of The Police Act and also Section 144 of the CrPC (The Code Of Criminal Procedure). Konaseema Superintendent of Police KSSV Subba Reddy stated on May 23 that no processions or anxieties were allowed the area over the following number of days. .
Despite limitations and also hefty police existence to avoid militants from celebration in the community, several young people from the area thronged Amalapuram on the mid-day of May 24, to oppose versus the choice to relabel the area. Under the name of Konaseema Sadhana Samithi and also various other organisations, numerous young people required to the roads, with the need to maintain the area’s name as Konaseema alone. Visuals revealed police attempting to regulate the group of ratings of militants. #HighTension in #Amalapuram with numerous young people organized demonstrations on Tuesday, #Konaseema Dist name adjustment to #BRAmbedkar dist, results in militants showering rocks versus the police, Police after that considered #Lathicharge #AndhraPradesh #DistNameChange #Konaseema #Stonepelting pic.twitter.com/aeun0kw3mB– Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) May 24, 2022 As police attempted to suppress the rally by the militants, stress rose as police considered lathi-charge, and also a few of the militants supposedly showered rocks at police car. Several militants and also police workers were supposedly hurt because of the stone-pelting. A couple of buses were additionally scorched amidst the demonstrations, near the house of state minister Pinipe Viswarupu that is additionally the MLA from Amalapuram, an SC scheduled constituency. After needs from Dalit teams to call an area after Ambedkar, the choice to relabel Konaseema was introduced. After the news, Pinipe Viswarupu had actually called it a success of the Dalits of Andhra Pradesh and also given thanks to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for noting to their demand. .
As component of the area reorganisation which was made main previously in April, 26 areas were taken of the existing 13 areas in the state. Some of the recently created areas were called after noticeable individualities from the area, like NTR area, Alluri Sitharama Raju area, Annamayya area, and also also Sri Sathya Sai area, called after a self-proclaimed godman whose unscientific cases were unmasked by several rationalists. .
Responding to the event, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Taneti Vanitha stated, “It’s unfortunate that the naming of the district after a great intellectual like Ambedkar is being opposed. It was based on the wish of the people of the Konaseema district itself that the renaming of the district was proposed. Will investigate who was behind the protests and take action against them. Twenty police personnel were badly injured due to stone-pelting. A private school bus was set on fire. We believe someone has orchestrated this to disturb law and order.” .
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With the demonstrations rising, a rally was prepared to the area Collector’s workplace in Amalapuram on May 24,Tuesday In expectancy of the rally, the area police had actually enforced prohibitory orders under Section 30 of The Police Act and also Section 144 of the CrPC (The Code Of Criminal Procedure). Konaseema Superintendent of Police KSSV Subba Reddy stated on May 23 that no processions or anxieties were allowed the area over the following number of days. .
Despite limitations and also hefty police existence to avoid militants from celebration in the community, several young people from the area thronged Amalapuram on the mid-day of May 24, to oppose versus the choice to relabel the area. Under the name of Konaseema Sadhana Samithi and also various other organisations, numerous young people required to the roads, with the need to maintain the area’s name as Konaseema alone. Visuals revealed police attempting to regulate the group of ratings of militants. #HighTension in #Amalapuram with numerous young people organized demonstrations on Tuesday, #Konaseema Dist name adjustment to #BRAmbedkar dist, results in militants showering rocks versus the police, Police after that considered #Lathicharge #AndhraPradesh #DistNameChange #Konaseema #Stonepelting pic.twitter.com/aeun0kw3mB– Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) May 24, 2022 As police attempted to suppress the rally by the militants, stress rose as police considered lathi-charge, and also a few of the militants supposedly showered rocks at police car. Several militants and also police workers were supposedly hurt because of the stone-pelting. A couple of buses were additionally scorched amidst the demonstrations, near the house of state minister Pinipe Viswarupu that is additionally the MLA from Amalapuram, an SC scheduled constituency. After needs from Dalit teams to call an area after Ambedkar, the choice to relabel Konaseema was introduced. After the news, Pinipe Viswarupu had actually called it a success of the Dalits of Andhra Pradesh and also given thanks to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for noting to their demand. .
As component of the area reorganisation which was made main previously in April, 26 areas were taken of the existing 13 areas in the state. Some of the recently created areas were called after noticeable individualities from the area, like NTR area, Alluri Sitharama Raju area, Annamayya area, and also also Sri Sathya Sai area, called after a self-proclaimed godman whose unscientific cases were unmasked by several rationalists. .
Responding to the event, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Taneti Vanitha stated, “It’s unfortunate that the naming of the district after a great intellectual like Ambedkar is being opposed. It was based on the wish of the people of the Konaseema district itself that the renaming of the district was proposed. Will investigate who was behind the protests and take action against them. Twenty police personnel were badly injured due to stone-pelting. A private school bus was set on fire. We believe someone has orchestrated this to disturb law and order.” .
Read: Andhra to relabel among its recently created areas after BR Ambedkar
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