‘Govt. adopting dictatorial policies to quell protests’
The Hindu
CM owes an answer to people, says Sharmila
YSR Telangana Party president Y.S. Sharmila has said the K. Chandrasekhar Rao government is adopting dictatorial policies in quelling the protests by opposition parties.
This was evident from the manner in which a large contingent of the police disrupted her peaceful dharna seeking justice to the family of the six-year-old victim who was brutally raped and murdered recently. Over 200 uniformed personnel raided the dharna venue and forcibly lifted the peacefully agitating YSRTP leaders and cadre from the spot and confined them in the name of house arrest.
“There is no democracy in Telangana. What we see is the dictatorial regime unleashed by this government,” she alleged at a press conference here on Thursday. Ms. Sharmila who launched an impromptu protest after calling on the victim’s family faulted the way in which police raided the premises in the midnight.
Ahead of the southwest monsoon, the officials from multiple departments were directed to carry out the standard operating procedure and ensure that all the parameters were adhered to as per the guidelines issued by the Disaster Management Plan of the Tamil Nadu government, said Theni Collector R.V. Shajeevana here on Friday.