Arson and clashes erupted in the Amalapuram town in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday when the police cracked down on people protesting the proposed renaming of the newly-created Konaseema district as BR Ambedkar Konaseema district.
Konaseema: The protests over changing the name of a newly carved Konaseema district as Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district turned violent even as Section 144 imposed as protestors attempted to lay a siege to the collectorate in Amalapuram on Tuesday. Konaseema Sadhana Samithi (KSS) took out a rally opposing renaming of the district after Dr BR Ambedkar. At least 20 policemen