KRS extends support to Kadur women
The Hindu
The women have been opposing the opening of a bar in the village
The Karnataka Rashtra Samiti (KRS) Party, led by activist Ravi Krishna Reddy, has extended its support to the women of Muslapura Hatti in Kadur taluk fighting against opening a bar in the village.
Mr. Reddy and other leaders of the party visited the village recently and interacted with the women.
The party leaders told the women they would stand by the villagers in their protest against the liquor shop. The party had been in favour of liquor-free Karnataka. Following the police action against those women who ransacked the bar on November 12, many have fled the place. The police have registered the case against 41 villagers.
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.
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