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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
HRF demands resignation of Home Minister for ‘defending police torture' of Tenali youths
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has criticised Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V. Anitha for her reported statement defending the action of Tenali police in which three youths, accused of manhandling a constable, were thrashed in full public view. 'The incident, a video clip of which went viral on social media, is a stark display of police impunity,' HRF State general secretary Y. Rajesh and AP&TG Coordination committee member V.S. Krishna said in a statement on Wednesday. 'The reported statement of the Home Minister justifying the police action is an alarming breach of Constitutional responsibility by a person tasked with upholding the law,' they said. Instead of fixing accountability, the Home Minister has 'emboldened a culture of impunity within the police force', the HRD said and demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government initiate an independent and time-bound inquiry into the episode. 'If her (Home Minister's) statement is true, remove her from office. Her endorsement of such excesses not only undermines the Rule of Law but also amounts to a breach of the Constitutional oath,' they said. 'By openly siding with the erring police personnel, the Home Minister has not only abdicated her responsibility as a public servant but also undermined the legal order. Equally troubling is the silence of the Director General of Police over the brazen abuse of power by the Tenali police,' they said. Further, the Home Minister's alleged 'casual dismissal of the caste identities of two of the Dalit victims of police brutality' by saying 'a wrongdoer has no caste or religion' trivialises the systemic nature of caste-based violence, they said. Since the formation of Andhra Pradesh, 'no Home Minister has defended the police torture so openly and unapologetically,' they alleged.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bulk Drug Park, steel plant in Anakapalli will help create jobs, says Anitha
The Bulk Drug Park and the steel plant proposed in Anakapalli district will create thousands of jobs, Home Minister V. Anitha has said, adding that the development and welfare are going hand-in-hand in the NDA government's tenure. The Home Minister was speaking at the TDP's Mini-Mahanadu organised at Payakaraopeta, for which a large number of people gathered. The event also saw the participation of Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra, MLAs, other people's representatives and party cadres. Ms. Anitha said that the people of Payakaraopeta gave her a huge majority while electing her as an MLA. She assured that every hardworking party worker would be recognised by the leadership. Criticising former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Ms Anitha warned that the State would have been under chaos had he been returned to power. Countering the former CM's recent 'cinema' remarks, Ms Anitha said that the 'cinema' recently shown by the people of Andhra had served a lesson to him. Leaders and workers who delivered outstanding service in Payakaraopeta constituency were felicitated.
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Six ministers review arrangements for TDP's maiden Mahanadu in Kadapa
With the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) deciding to hold its annual conclave 'Mahanadu' in Kadapa from May 27 to 29, the party's functionaries in various levels have swung into action to make it a success. The party has held its Mahanadu at various places over the past forty years of its existence, and this time around, the Kadapa district unit has been tasked with organising the conclave. Notably, the party won a majority of seats in the undivided Kadapa during the general elections held last year, thus gaining strength in the district, which was a bastion of the YSR family for four decades. Six Cabinet ministers, V. Anitha (Home), Payyavula Keshav (Finance), B.C. Janardhan Reddy (Roads and Buildings), A. Satya Prasad (Revenue), S. Savitha (Handloom and Textiles) and Nimmala Rama Naidu (Water Resources), along with TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao, politburo member R. Srinivasa Reddy, Member of Parliament (Chittoor) Daggumalla Prasada Rao and former ministers N. Amarnatha Reddy and Devineni Umamaheswara Rao participated in a meeting held to review the arrangements on Sunday (May 18). Just like the annual procedure, party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, on the first day, will file his nomination for the post of the national president of the party, set to be unanimously approved the second day. The party will discuss challenges and issues pertaining to the development of the State and the party's role to overcome them. Several resolutions would be passed on the third day after deliberations. Mr. Srinivasa Reddy, who is also the president of the party's district unit, explained to the media the arrangements made at the venue in Pabbapuram in Chintakommadinne mandal of the district. 'Several committees have been formed and the responsibilities have been entrusted to leaders at various levels. It is now time for action for the party functionaries to ensure arrangements for the lakhs of party workers who will attend the annual conclave', he said.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
At least seven killed in wall collapse at temple in Andhra Pradesh's Simhachalam
Seven people were killed and several others injured when a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Visakhapatnam, in the early hours of Wednesday (April 30, 2025), officials said. Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V. Anitha said preliminary reports indicated that the wall collapse in the temple in Simhachalam was triggered by soil loosening due to heavy rains in the area. The incident occurred when the devotees waiting in the queue line, for the 'Nijaroopa' darshan on the occasion of annual 'Chandanotsavam' festival. Rescue operations are underway, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State authorities pressed into service. The injured have been shifted to a hospital, officials added.
The Hindu
27-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Two lakh devotees are expected to visit Simhachalam temple on Chandanotsavam day on April 30, says Andhra Pradesh Home Minister
Home Minister V. Anitha on Sunday inspected the arrangements being made for the annual Chandanotsavam festival of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, at Simhachalam here scheduled on April 30. She was accompanied by District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad, Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi, and Simhachalam Devasthanam officials. During her visit, Ms. Anitha inspected the queue lines and the other arrangements being made for the devotees. The Collector and the Joint Collector briefed her about the arrangements made so far. She also enquired about basic amenities, including drinking water, toilets, medical kiosks, Annadanam and prasadams distribution, being provided for devotees. She also questioned about the measures being taken in view of heatwave conditions. Later, the Home Minister also enquired about the security arrangements, deployment of police personnel, CCTV cameras, traffic movement, crowd management mechanism and transportation facilities for the festival. Speaking to the media, Ms. Anitha said that every year, around 1.20 lakh to 1.40 lakh people visit the temple to witness the 'Nijaroopa' darshanam of the deity. But in recent times, the number of devotees thronging the major temples during the festival days in Vijayawada, Tirupati, Srisailam etc has seen at least 30% increase. Keeping this in view, we are expecting two lakh devotees to visit Simhachalam on the day, the Home Minister said. She said that the State government was giving high priority to the general devotees and strict directions were issued to ensure they do not face any inconvenience. Special attention would be also paid to the differently-abled, women with infants and elderly persons, she said. She also said that special buses would be arranged to transport devotees to the temple. 'Milk, buttermilk, biscuits, prasadams will be distributed to the devotees throughout the queue lines. Fans were arranged at almost every place. Wherever there are no fans, we will also issue hand-pankhas to the devotees in view of the heat,' Ms. Anitha said.
