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Venkaiah Naidu asks naxals to contest elections

By Our Staff Reporter

PEDDAPALLI (KARIMNAGAR DT), APRIL 12. The Bharatiya Janata Party president, M Venkaiah Naidu, has called upon naxalites to shun violence and join the mainstream of society to contest elections.

Addressing an impressive election meeting in the ITI College grounds in Peddapalli town on Monday afternoon, Mr Venkaiah Naidu said that "Violence is not a solution to any problem and the destruction of public property such as bridges, telephone exchanges, etc is causing serious loss to the common man with the denial of development.''

The ballot is more powerful than the bullet, he pointed out, appealing to the naxalites to contest elections if they have confidence in democracy. Launching a scathing attack against the Congress, he alleged that the party during its 50-year regime had neglected the development of the country.

He charged that regional disparities such as backwardness of Telangana and Rayalaseema and violence was encouraged by the Congress party.

He said that the Congress had weakened with several senior leaders including the Nehru family members, Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi, and V.C Shukla, Bangarappa, P Shiv Shankar and others leaving the party.

Film actress and the all-India BJP Mahila Morcha vice president, Vijaya Shanthi, who also participated in the meeting, was lustily cheered when she addressed the gathering.

In a written speech, she highlighted the importance of Telangana region, its culture and history.

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