The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has laid a siege to Sub
Collector’s Office in Vijayawada on 10th December to draw the attention of the State Government on
problems faced by the people in the city.
The people in large numbers turned out near the Sub Collector’s office
on Monday. The police took nearly 200 people into custody as soon as
they reached the dharna spot. The police shifted the agitators,
including CPI(M) leaders, to Suryaraopeta and Governorpeta police
stations.
They were locked up at the police stations till afternoon. The agitators
staged a dharna at the Governorpeta police station against the arrests. The CPI(M) leaders, earlier, addressing the gathering, said that the
commonman was not in a position to bear the burden being levied by the
government under the garb of surcharges, and cap on subsidised LPG
cylinders. The AICC president Sonia Gandhi has announced that 9
subsidised cylinders would be supplied in Congress ruled states, but the
State Government is averse to it.
The people were at the receiving end due to inefficiency of the
Government, they said. The fuel adjustment surcharge was a burden of
Rs.16,000-crore on the people. The people were at the receiving end due to the nepotism in the
Government and its policies on the power sector. The policies were
benefiting the private companies like GMR, and the Lanco owned by
Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal.
The Government was stealing from the people to giving to corporate
companies, the said. Rao said that the Government imposed a burden of
Rs.20,000 crore on the people in last two years. The people went broke
because of the new takes and hike in old one, user charges etc. The people should teach a befitting lesson to the Government, they said,
adding, the Government would fall if it did not withdraw the
surcharges.The CPI(M) Central Committee member Paturu Ramaiah, city secretary Ch. Babu Rao and others were present
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