Peace rally held in Khammam seeking immediate halt to Operation Kagar
The peace rally wound its way through the R&B Guest House before culminating at the old bus stand in the town. The participants displayed placards calling upon the Central government to withdraw security forces from Karregutta hills across the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border spanning tribal areas and hold peace talks with Maoists.
CPI (M) district secretary Nunna Nageswara Rao, noted educationist Ravi Maruth, CPI district leader Singu Narasimha Rao, CPI (ML) New Democracy State leader A Madhu, Telangana Jana Samithi State general secretary G Shankar Rao, Aam Aadmi Party district secretary S Subba Rao, BSP district secretary Nagaraju, Telangana People JAC district convener D Vijay and others took part in the peace rally.
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