CPI (M) cadres laid a siege to the office of the Divisional Forest Officer in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh on Monday to press for the release of three party activists who were allegedly booked under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act and detained in Charlapalli central jail for the past six months.
The protesters led by the CPI (M) district secretary Pothineni Sudarshan Rao staged a dharna in front of the DFO's office resenting the alleged registration of cases against three party activists including the party's district committee member and Girijana Sangham leader Bukya Veerabhadram under the PD Act.
Addressing the dharna, Com Sudarshan Rao alleged that Bukya Veerabhadram and two other party activists were held under the PD Act for raising their voice for the cause of oppressed sections. "Those engaged in mass movements in support of the tribals were being targeted while the smugglers were allowed to go scot-free under the present regime," he charged. The protesters called off the stir following the intervention of forest officials concerned who reportedly assured to look into their demands and initiate appropriate steps at the earliest.
CPI (M) State committee member B Sarala, district committee member Nunna Nageshwara Rao, Vyavasaya Karmika Sangham leaders K Narsaiah, Srinivasa Rao besides the representatives of CITU and other frontal organisations of the party were among those who participated in the dharna.
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