Hyderabad, January 25 (INN): Senior Congress leader G Venkatswamy on Tuesday held State Government responsible for the desecration of Dr B R Ambedkar’s statues in Amalapuram of East Godavari district.
Condemning the incident, Venkatswamy demanded constitution of a high level committee to probe into the incident and also to suggest measures to ensure that such incidents do not recur. Talking to reporters at his residence in Somajiguda, he demanded that the government take stern action against those who are held responsible for the incident.
Defending the Amalapuram MP G Harsha Kumar’s remarks that the SC/ST communities were meted out with injustice during the recent cabinet expansion, he asked Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to take steps to undone the injustice by giving them proper representation.
MP G Vivek said that some vested elements disfigured Dr Ambedkar’s statues due to weak leadership of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. He demanded that the state government take steps for restoring the statues immediately and bring law and order situation under control.
Stating that the government was following anti-Dalit policies, he recalled the recent example of sacking of Handlooms and Textiles minister Dr P Shankar Rao. He also alleged that the government has been diverting funds meant for the welfare of the SC/STs. (INN)