Andhra CM says shocked over killing of MLA, ex-lawmaker
Sunday - September 23, 2018 7:38 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Andhra CM says shocked over killing of MLA, ex-lawmaker
Visakhapatnam Sep 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed shock over the killing of his party MLA and a former legislator by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district earlier in the day.
Naidu who is currently visiting the United States sent a message condemning the killings and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said that such attacks and killings are a "scar on humanity".
K. Sarveswara Rao 45 TDP MLA from Araku (Reserved-Scheduled Tribe) and his party colleague and former MLA Siveri Soma 52 were gunned down by Maoists near Thutangi village about 125 km from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
As relatives and supporters of the slain leaders attacked two police stations to protest against the alleged police failure to protect them Naidu appealed to the people to maintain calm.
The Chief Minister directed senior Cabinet colleague Kala Venkatrao to rush to the district.
--IANS ms/tsb/sed
Naidu who is currently visiting the United States sent a message condemning the killings and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said that such attacks and killings are a "scar on humanity".
K. Sarveswara Rao 45 TDP MLA from Araku (Reserved-Scheduled Tribe) and his party colleague and former MLA Siveri Soma 52 were gunned down by Maoists near Thutangi village about 125 km from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
As relatives and supporters of the slain leaders attacked two police stations to protest against the alleged police failure to protect them Naidu appealed to the people to maintain calm.
The Chief Minister directed senior Cabinet colleague Kala Venkatrao to rush to the district.
--IANS ms/tsb/sed
