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Amalapuram: A day after the violent protests, in which 20 police personnel injured, over renaming the Konaseema district as BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, patrolling in the area has been intensified and several police battalions were deployed at pickets to restore the law and order in Amalapuram. Director-General of Police (DGP) K.V. Rajendranath Reddy said additional forces
East Godavari District SP Aishwarya Rastogi deployed in Konaseema warned that as Section 144 is in force in Konaseema district, no rallies and meetings should be held without permission and strict action will be taken if the rules are violated.
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