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PR workers stage protests

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Expressing solidarity: PR leaders taking out a rally in Karimnagar on Wednesday in protest against the attack on Chiranjeevi.

WARANGAL: The Praja Rajyam workers organised protest meetings and took out rallies condemning the attack on their leader Mr. Chiranjeevi by the TRS workers on Tuesday.

The PR leaders staged a dharna near Public Gardens and Ambedkar statue and some of them washed the Gandhi statue with milk and also the portrait of Mr. Chiranjeevi as well at a series of meetings held across the district.

The Praja Rajyam leader Dr. M. Seshu Madhav said the TRS leaders were feeling threatened by Mr. Chiranjeevi’s tour in Telangana area as he came out with the social justice as agenda. “The PR raised a banner against the feudal parties and pledged to give top priority to BCs, SCs and minorities. The TRS leaders are apprehensive that they might lose their base in Telangana region,” he pointed out.

Mr. Seshu Madhav said PR would put up an excellent show in Telangana region despite the odds being created by the TRS leaders. No conspiracies or obstacles could deter the Praja Rajyam from sweeping the polls.

Another leader Madati Ravinder Reddy led a group of party workers and washed the Gandhi statue at Public Gardens and distributed eggs to the poor people as mark of protest against the attack on Mr. Chiranjeevi.

PR senior leader J. Jacharaiah lashed out at Mr K.Chandrasekhar Rao and his son Mr Ramu accusing them of conspiring against Mr Chiranjeevi. The TRS had hoodwinked people by promising to accord top priority to BCs, SCs and minorities. “Mr. Rao virtually sold the Assembly tickets to candidates of forward castes. Now, Mr Chiranjeevi came out with social justice as agenda, Mr. Rao is feeling threatened,” he said.

Karimnagar Staff Reporter adds: Condemning the attack on the Praja Rajyam party president Chiranjeevi the PR district unit leaders have taken out a peace rally in Karimnagar town on Wednesday.

PR leaders Md Arif Ahmed, Bejugam Madhu, K Harikrishna Goud, G Balakrishna and others participated in the peace rally by wearing the black badges. They also distributed eggs to the passersby in protest against the attack on the actor-turned politician Chiranjeevi. They also demanded the government to stern action against the culprits involved in the attack.

Mr Jacharaiah warned the TRS leaders of dire consequences if they went ahead with such actions.

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