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Porata committee decides to organise Visakha bandh on March 5
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Porata committee decides to organise Visakha bandh on March 5
The arrest of leaders of the Left parties, Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee, trade unions and people’s organisations, who were staging a protest at Maddilapalem Junction on Friday, came in for severe condemnation.
The arrested leaders raised slogans denouncing the Centre’s decision to completely divest its stake in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and the action of the State government in arresting the leaders, who were staging a peaceful protest seeking protection of the VSP.
A rasta roko was organised under the aegis of the committee, on the call given by the Left parties and trade unions against the privatisation of the VSP. Committee member V. Krishna Rao alleged that the police had arrested leaders and workers, who were staging a peaceful protest.
Privatisation of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant | ‘Rasta Roko’ organised, Centre urged to take back its decision
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Hundreds of people including steel plant workers, trade union leaders, representatives of various parties gathered at the Steel Plant gate on the National Highway, near Kurmannapalem, raising slogans.
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Police personnel detain the activists of the Left party, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant workers union and various trade unions while trying to block the National Highway 16, during a protest against the privatisation of the plant.
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Hundreds of people including steel plant workers, trade union leaders, representatives of various parties gathered at the Steel Plant gate on the National Highway, near Kurmannapalem, raising slogans.
The victim and the main accused allegedly had a long-standing rivalry
The MVP police on Thursday arrested six persons in connection with the alleged murder of a rowdy-sheeter S. Venkatesh alias Banda Reddy that took place at Kranthi Nagar in Maddilapalem area on February 23.
The accused were identified as K. Siva Santosh Raja (36) of P&T Colony, P. Anil Kumar (23), S. Durga Prasad (24), both from HB Colony, T. Raju (23) from Peda Jalaripeta, M. Mohan Rao (32) and B. Uma Mahesh, both from Old Dairy Farm area.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dwaraka zone) R.V.S.N Murthy said that Venkatesh had a long-standing rivalry with Santosh Raja, with both of them running their own gangs and fighting for turf dominance.
The city police on Wednesday formed four special teams in connection with the murder case of 30-year old rowdy-sheeter S. Venkat Reddy, who was beaten to death by unidentified miscreants at 80-ft road
A rowdy-sheeter was brutally murdered by unidentified miscreants at Maddilapalem area under MVP Police Station limits here on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Venkat Reddy. According to s