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Congress protest sparks tension
Earlier addressing the gathering at Ekasila Park, Vishnunath, a former MLA from Kerala, came down heavily on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. He described demonetisation as an attack with a carpet bombing on the poor, middle class and unorganised sector hard. The suffering was continuing even after 50 days much against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of ensuring order within that p
Hanamkonda: Tension prevailed at Congress party’s agitation staged here on Friday dissenting the Centre’s demonetisation move and its alleged negative impact on the lives of the people.Police arrested several leaders of the party and released them later. A massive demonstration was held at Ekasila Park in Hanamkonda. The protest organised by the district Congress committee and city Congress has received good response from the public and party ranks.
After the demonstration, the protesting Congress leaders and activists in a bid to lay siege to the district Collectorate moved towards the Collectorate. However, the police stopped them at Kaloji Centre, where the Congress workers and the police jostled each other.
Police arrested AICC regional coordinator PC Vishnunath, TPCC observer Syed Azmatullah Hussaini, party MLA D Madhava Reddy, district leaders N Rajender Reddy, Rajanala Srihari, Errabelli Swarna, K Srinivasa Rao, EV Srinivasa Rao, DCC Bank Chairman J Raghava Reddy and others and released them later.
Earlier addressing the gathering at Ekasila Park, Vishnunath, a former MLA from Kerala, came down heavily on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. He described demonetisation as an attack with a carpet bombing on the poor, middle class and unorganised sector hard. The suffering was continuing even after 50 days much against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of ensuring order within that period.
The PM’s 'adamant attitude' has made 99 per cent of the population in the nation to suffer while the real culprits hoarding black money were just one per cent. On the other hand, the BJP and RSS leaders, who procured assets before the note ban, were not ready to reveal details of their assets, he complained.Former union minister Sarve Satyanarayana said Modi’s decision was not sound and the problems being faced by public and downward trend in the business proved it. He accused Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for failing to ease the public suffering post demonetisation.
The party leaders have demanded the Centre to take measures to address a charter of five demands put forth by AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi, like depositing Rs 25,000 cash in the accounts of women from BPL families. The note ban had an adverse affect on the rabi crop sowing and prices of tomato, onion and other vegetables had seen a dip, complained TPCC observer R Kantha Rao, party senior leaders P Balram Naik and G Venkata Ramana Reddy.
Meanwhile, the success of Friday’s agitation seemed have to boosted the morale of the party leaders and ranks in the district. The district Congress chief, in-charges of Warangal (West) and Warangal (East) assembly segments, Narsampet MLA and the DCCB chief have mobilised a good number of workers to take part in the protest.
