Dalit teams protest in opposition to Jagan Reddy’s go to toTenali

The incident occurred in Tenali city after the three males — Chebrolu John Victor (25), Sheikh Babulal alias Karimulla (21), from Tenali and Doma Rakesh (25), from Mangalgiri — have been allegedly thrashed in public by the Tenali town-II police. A purported video of the incident surfaced on social media on Could 26, triggering sturdy criticism from human rights teams and the YSRCP. All three accused are from underprivileged sections of society.

The accused have been arrested in relation to a case registered on April 25 on the idea of a criticism lodged by constable Kanna Chiranjeevi. The constable alleged that the accused had attacked him the earlier night time close to Aithanagar in Tenali city, reportedly attributable to prior enmity and his function in summoning them for counselling in a drug-related case.

On Tuesday, Jagan met the households of the accused and informed reporters that he strongly condemned the high-handedness of the police for beating the youths up in full public glare and for shaming them and their households.

“The three males solely questioned a constable who was in civil costume in reference to an area conflict. In the event that they have been at fault, they need to have been arrested and produced within the court docket, however the police can’t take legislation into their palms,” he stated.

Nonetheless, Jagan’s go to to Tenali triggered a tense ambiance within the city. A number of activists belonging to Dalit and different individuals’s organisations held a street blockade opposing Jagan’s go to. They shaped a human chain on the market centre as a mark of protest.

“When a person from the Dalit group, Nuthakki Kiran, was murdered through the YSRCP regime in the identical city, Jagan by no means got here to name on the household of the sufferer. Now, he’s standing in help of rowdy-sheeters. That is outrageous,” a Dalit activist stated.

In response to Jagan’s go to, the TDP lashed out on the YSRCP chief for calling on the households of the Tenali youth.TDP MLA MS Raju questioned how a former CM might affiliate with ganja gangs, rowdy-sheeters, and anti-social parts.

“Visiting the households of the rowdy sheeters displays Jagan’s legal mindset. That is shameful behaviour. He consoles criminals, however by no means those that made sacrifices for the nation or the state. Not as soon as has he consoled any public activist or freedom fighter,” Raju stated.

He recalled that a number of Dalits had suffered from atrocities below Jagan’s rule. “Did he ever go to or help households like these of Subrahmanyam, a driver who was killed by YSRCP MLC Anantha Babu, who door-delivered the physique to his household? What was Jagan doing when the police had crushed up Dalit medical skilled Dr Sudhakar, whose crime was solely to demand provide of surgical masks for the docs through the COVID pandemic?” he requested.

The TDP launched the checklist of circumstances pending in opposition to the three Tenali youth, a few of which have been filed even through the earlier YSRCP regime. “John Victor has 9 circumstances in opposition to him, together with illicit liquor commerce, theft, kidnapping, forgery, assault, and tried homicide, whereas Rakesh has circumstances of harassment of ladies, kidnapping, theft, assault, and tried homicide; and Karimulla was accused in a constable homicide try case,” the occasion stated.

In the meantime, Jagan alleged that the TDP authorities was utilizing the police to indiscriminately file false circumstances in opposition to YSRCP leaders, MLAs, leaders and cadres. “Now, harmless youth are being tortured. The endurance of individuals is being examined by such actions,” he added.

Former minister and one other TDP lawmaker Nakka Ananda Babu stated Jagan ought to be ashamed of supporting ganja sellers, drug peddlers, and legal gangs. “Going to Tenali to help rowdy-sheeters is disgraceful,” he stated.