Girijana Praja Samakhya members protest killing of tribal leaders

Tirupati: Girijana Praja Samakhya (GPS) staged a dharna here on Sunday protesting against the Maoists killing two tribal leaders including Araku TDP MLA K Sarveswar Rao and his arty colleague and former MLA S Soma.

GPS president V Sankar Nayak who led the protest at SVU, strongly condemned the Maoists murdering tribal leaders and said violence was no solution.  He also criticised the government for its failure to ensure the safety of the tribal leaders.