Late Maoist leader’s wife surrenders
The Hindu
Several Maoist leaders, workers were willing to surrender: DGP
Two members of the Telangana State Committee of Communist Party of India (Maoist) were ready to surrender before the police. But, top Maoist leaders were persuading them not to do so, said DGP Mahender Reddy on Friday. Announcing the surrender of CPI-Maoist Telangana State Committee secretary the late Haribhushan’s wife Jajjileri Sammakka at a press conference here, the DGP said that several Maoist leaders and workers were willing to surrender before the police.
Maoist TSC members Koyyada Sambaiah alias Azad Kankanala Raji Reddy alias Venkatesh too, suffered due to health issues. They were ready to join the mainstream but their top leaders were trying to hold back them, the DGP said. Haribhhushan, who was also member of the Maoist top body Central Committee, reportedly died of coronavirus in Chhattisgarh nearly three months ago.
Sammakka was 18 years old when she was inducted into the Maoist movement by Haribhushan, who was then commander of Pandava squad in 1994. A year later, he married her. She was made member of that squad. Later, she worked with the Maoist party in different positions and areas.
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.