Revanna’s followers celebrate in Holenarasipur as he gets bail
The Hindu
Followers celebrate H.D. Revanna's bail with crackers in Holeanarasipur, police disperse gathering due to code of conduct.
Followers of former Minister H.D. Revanna burst crackers in Holeanarasipur as soon as he was granted bail in the abduction case by a court in Bengaluru on May 13.
Minutes after the bail was granted, his followers gathered at Mahatma Gandhi Circle at Holeanarasiur, Mr. Revanna’s home town, and celebrated the occasion.
They raised slogans praising Revanna and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Holenarasipur police reached the spot and dispersed the gathering. The police told the people that nobody was allowed to gather and burst crackers as the model code of conduct was in force.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.