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SP turns surprise host
Imagine having a gala with an IPS officer that too at his residence relishing a sumptuous lunch and shaking a leg with him, which is something beyond the scope of commoners, especially to Adivasis.
Adivasis day out
The tribals, including 26 women, went by a special bus arranged by the Bellampally police and met the SP at his camp office in Adilabad, which is also his residence and he arranged lunch for all
Adilabad: Imagine having a gala with an IPS officer that too at his residence relishing a sumptuous lunch and shaking a leg with him, which is something beyond the scope of commoners, especially to Adivasis. Thanks to the Superintendent of Police Vikram Jeet Duggal whose gesture made it possible for 71 tribals living in the thickets to visit district headquarters Adilabad and share their woes with the cream of bureaucracy, including the Collector.
Last month the SP visited Gundala village in Tiryani mandal nestled in the midst of dense forest 140 km east of Adilabad as part of his Jana Mythri, a mass contact programme to help the primitive groups by addressing their grievances besides convincing the tribal families to persuade their Maoist kin to join the mainstream of life.
The SP, who was moved by the hospitality of the villagers, then extended an invite to them to visit Adilabad. The villagers, including 26 women, in a special bus arranged by the Bellampally police arrived here and met him at his office. The SP then took them to his camp office, which is also his residence and arranged lunch for them.
Duggal, who enquired about their problems, danced and chorused to the tunes of tribal songs sung by the guests. The tribals appeared to be on cloud 9 with the SP’s gesture. It’s no exaggeration that majority of them had never crossed the thickets and seen a town in before this.
Later, the tribals accompanied by the SP met the Collector M Jaganmohan and poured out their problems. The Collector reportedly assured them road connectivity to their village Gundala. As of now, the village has no road connectivity. Kova Devender of the village said “We have to walk 15 km through the forest to catch a bus to Dandepally.
It’s a treacherous journey, especially for pregnant women as we have to ferry them on a cot.” Duggal said “The administration will take care of the issues faced by these villagers. This apart, we will also make arrangements to take them the state capital Hyderabad for a visit.”
By Adepu Mahender
