Hyderabad, January 27: A fact-finding team comprising four state ministers and the Deputy Speaker of Assembly will visit Amalapuram in East Godavari district in the wake of incidents of Ambedkar statues being desecrated in the area.
During their tour of the area, ministers Mr Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad, Mr Pinepe Viswaroop, Mr C. Ramachandraiah, Mr Thota Narasimham and Deputy Speaker Mr Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will interact with locals and report back to Chief Minister Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy with their findings.
Incidentally, PCC president Mr Botsa Satyan-arayana, had earlier appointed a team of Congress leaders to look into all aspects of the issue.
Talking to the media on Thursday, Mr Satyan-arayana said prima facie he does not feel there is any link between desecration of Ambedkar statues and the twin incidents of Amalapuram MP G.V. Harsha Kumar’s statement on SCs getting a raw deal and Kapus getting prominence in the latest round of Cabinet expansion.
“I believe forces who want to create instability in general, and (embarrass) the Congress government in the state in particular, are behind the incidents of demolishing Ambedkar statues,” he said. “Their intention was to divide the society along caste lines and create trouble across the state, but that did not happen.”
The government, he said, will soon come out with a statement on those responsible for the incidents.
Referring to Telugu Desam president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu’s criticism of the Congress government, the PCC chief said Mr Naidu did not command enough credibility among the people, so no one would believe his “false promises and statements” on agriculture.
Responding to Mr Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s statement in Guntur over arrest of his aide Mr Sunil Reddy, the PCC president said, “I fail to understand what Jagan Mohan Reddy is saying to gain sympathy. If there are any irregularities in the deals (involving Mr Sunil Reddy), facts will come out soon. Where is the need to ask the CBI to shoot him dead? Let Jagan reveal everything.”