Vijayawada: Women JAC members meet Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan to seek protection

Vijayawada: The women Joint Action Committee (JAC) members of Amaravati Parirakshana Samithi sought protection from the police stating that they were filing criminal cases indiscriminately against them.

They narrated their woes to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan in a memorandum submitted to him at Raj Bhavan here on Tuesday.

The women JAC members including Sunkara Padmasri and Gadde Anuradha talking to newsmen after submitting the memorandum to the Governor said that the government was filing criminal cases against women agitators to frighten them.

They pointed out that the SC and ST Atrocities Act was being misused to file criminal cases against women.

They also complained that the ruling party leaders were attacking the women agitators and filing criminal cases against them. They said that the women have been peacefully agitating for the bright future of their children.

The JAC members recalled that MP Nandigam Suresh foisted SC, ST atrocities case against the women agitators who have been demanding continuation of capital city at Amaravati.

The JAC leaders demanded protection to the women agitators who have been demonstrating peacefully for their rights. They said that the Governor heard their woes and expressed surprise over the filing of 2,800 cases against women.

Padmasri said that the agitation for Amaravati has been gaining momentum with each passing day and women were getting support from various quarters.

JAC leaders P Durga Bhavani, V Anitha, N Malati, K Nagalakshmi, R Soujanya, B Padma, S Jyotsna and others were present.