WAVE OF VIOLENCE: A file photo of the burnt bogies of the push-pull train at the Kazipet station.

WARANGAL: Madiga Rashtra Porata Samithi (MRPS) youth wing president Sarampalli Kommalu (38), who was one of the accused in the burning of five railway compartments, was arrested by police here on Tuesday.

The MRPS leader belonging to Suripalli of Chennaraopet mandal was also an accused in the burning of an APSRTC bus at Gurthuru in Thorrur mandal.

2 RTC buses burnt

GUNTUR: Samithi activists burnt two RTC buses at Kolluru and Narasaraopet. Kolluru Sub- Inspector T. Brahammayya said 10 unidentified persons torched one bus bound for Kolluru at Juvvalapalem.

The miscreants allegedly attacked driver P.V. Raghavaiah, doused kerosene and set the bus ablaze.

Some others set afire another bus bound for Srisailam, near the RTO office, at Narasaraopet.

Recovery of cost

Hyderabad Special Correspondent writes: Meanwhile, the State Government has prepared a draft Bill to introduce legislation for recovery of costs from organisations and political parties under the Revenue Recovery Act if their followers destroy RTC buses.

Transport Minister K. Lakshminarayana told reporters here on Tuesday that the draft had been sent to the Centre for its concurrence. Once clearance was obtained, legislation would be enacted.

The Minister appealed to MRPS agitators not to destroy buses, saying "they are your own property." He put the loss suffered by the RTC on account of the buses burnt by MRPS agitators at Rs.1.6 crore so far.

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