Vijayawada: In view of the protests and rally proposed by the Kapu protesters supporting their leader Mudragada Padmanabham, police, in Amaravati region, has taken precautionary measures like arranging pickets and checkpoints, to maintain law and order.
The city police, based on intelligence reports, arranged 21 checkpoints and 64 beats at Ramavarappadu, Prasadampadu, Krishna Lanka and other areas areas where the Kapu population is more, apart from arranging special checkposts on the outskirts of the city. Several Kapu and YSR Congresss leaders were put under house arrest since Tuesday night and all roads in the capital region connecting the AP secretariat at Velagapudi are under police vigil.
“The AP government deceived Kapus with false promises on reservation sis now trying to suppress our peaceful protests. Police forces deployed at Kirlampudi and house arrests across state explains the pathetic situation faced by Kapu community. I was been house arrested science last night and police were obstructing our basic rights,” says Naraharisetty Narasimha Rao, former DCC president. City police in a press release said that they have not arrested anyone in connection with the padayatra.
