Nalgonda SP condemns YSRCP statements
The Hindu
Vijayasai Reddy had attributed SP’s closeness to Naidu and TDP in the backdrop of ‘Operation Ganja in AOB’
Superintendent of Police A.V. Ranganath condemned the statements made by YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V. Vijayasai Reddy, for attributing closeness to former AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the Telugu Desam Party, in the backdrop of Nalgonda police’s ‘Operation Ganja in AOB’ last fortnight.
“Also, that Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka police departments raided the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region at my call deserves laughter. The issue of ganja exploitation in AOB has been for nearly 15 years,” Mr. Ranganath said in an elaborate rebuttal statement on Thursday.
The SP, outlining the sequence of events for Nalgonda police’s 17-team operation in Andhra Pradesh, said the State police was only following the instructions of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao to make Telangana, and Nalgonda in particular, ganja-free.
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.