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YSR’s remarks against Naidu trigger protests

Staff Reporter

TD activists take out rallies, burn effigies of Chief Minister

Taking to the streets: A dance group entertaining TDP activists during a ‘rasta roko’ near Sangareddy crossroads on Monday.

NALGONDA: Taking serious exception to the alleged objectionable comments made by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy against their party president N. Chandrababu Naidu in the Assembly, activists of the Telugu Desam Party staged a protest march here on Monday.

On watching the live coverage of the Assembly proceedings, irate TD activists led by district unit president B. Lingaiah Yadav gathered at the Clock Tower and raised slogans against Dr. Reddy.

They took out a brief procession with the effigy of the Chief Minister and burnt it on the road. Mr. Yadav alleged that Dr. Reddy had inflicted pain on scores of TD activists with his unsavoury comments. “He is preventing us from playing the role of an Opposition,” Mr.Yadav said adding that the Chief Minister should take back his comments against the former Chief Minister.

He said that similar protest programmes were taken up across the district.

MAHABUBNAGAR: Demanding an apology from Chief Minister Y. S Rajasekhara Reddy for his alleged remarks against Mr. Naidu,

Telugu Desam Party activists took out a mock funeral procession from district TDP office to Ambedkar crossroads. Former Minister P. Chandrashekar, district TDP president P. Ramulu led the protest.

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