Andhra Pradesh - Anantapur   

Protest at MLA’s house

ANANTAPUR: The residents of controversial Missamma compound area here, led by the leaders and activists of Communits Party of India (CPI), Lok Satta, BSP and Rythu Coolie Sangham, staged a protest in front of the resident of local Congress legislator B. Narayana Reddy here on Thursday evening, protesting against the work taken up by a construction company belonging to the legislator in a portion of the missionary land claimed to have been ‘purchased’ by the company.

Transaction pertaining to the 7.75 acres of missionary land was directed to be kept in abeyance after the CPI pointed out that there was a law in force which barred registration of missionary lands without getting the no objection certificate from the Collector concerned. Later, Collector N. Sridhar directed the Registrations Department to keep the transaction in abeyance.

Residents led by CPI leaders -- P. Narayanaswamy and Lingamaiah, R. Ramakrishna Reddy of RCS, Srinivasulu of BSP and Nabi Rasool of Lok Satta went to the legislator’s residence in Arvind Nagar and staged a sit-in raising slogans against the legislator. As the legislator was not there, his brother B. Yerriswamy Reddy and his aides came out and had a heated argument with the protesters.

The CPI, RCS, BSP and Lok Satta leaders alleged that rowdy elements engaged by the brother of the legislator and their follower K. Sudhakar Naidu were threatening the residents during nights to vacate the land as early as possible in their interests or else face serious consequences. They asserted that they would not vacate the land come what may as they had been living there for 30 years.

They had complained the matter to the police officers at different levels, including Superintendent of Police M.S. Raveendra, but there was no proper response. Their protest was necessitated due inaction by the police. They suggested the legislator’s brother it was their responsibility to protect the interests of the poor and that they were acting completely against what was expected of them.

Heated arguments took place during the protest between the leaders and Mr. Yerriswamy Reddy and his men. The police led by Two Town SI Prasad Reddy pacified the two sides.

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