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Dalit Group attacks “Andhra Jyothi” Newspaper office

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Dalit organization’s activists have on Monday attacked offices of newspaper “Andhra Jyothi” in Hyderabad in other major towns in Andhra Pradesh. A group of about 30 activists of Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MPRS) attacked the office of Andhra Jyothi in the upmarket Jubliee Hills. The attackers, who came in two vehicles, ransacked the office & tried to set it afire. They were protesting against an article published in Monday’s edition of the newspaper.

They had poured petrol & damaged some of the newspaper office. Hyderabad Police has confirmed that the attackers were MRPS activists. Manda Krishna MRPS leader defended the attack on Andhra Jyothi offices, saying he would not tolerate anybody trying to “suppress Dalit movement”. He also demanded an apology from the newspaper for insulting Dalit leaders. MRPS activists also tried to attack the newspaper’s offices in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Warangal & other towns. The police, however, foiled the attacks.

One Response to “Dalit Group attacks “Andhra Jyothi” Newspaper office”

  1. V.L.SASTRY says:

    The gruesome attack on the Andhrajyothi office and the subsequent arrest of the editor and journalists shows that RajasekharaReddy has signed his own deathwarant of his Govt. of course ,he is a true soldier of Congress High COMMAND , WHO SHOUTS THAT HE IS BRINGING INDIRAMMA LEGACY. he proved his lotalty to her and his family by repeating what Indiramma did by imposing Emergency. He will be suitably rewarded by people of Andhra in the next elections , by arranging a very nice burial for his party , for his unrelentingefforts in the murder of democracy.

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