Left leaders arrested during protest against cargo airport in Srikakulam district

Several Left enactment leaders, including CPI(M) territory caput D. Govinda Rao and CPI territory caput Chapara Venkata Ramana, were arrested connected Saturday portion protesting against the projected cargo airport. A heated statement and a consequent tussle broke retired betwixt the leaders and constabulary unit aft the erstwhile were denied support to sojourn villages apt to beryllium affected by the project. Mr. Govinda Rao and Mr. Venkata Ramana were taken into custody astatine Haripuram colony successful Mandasa mandal.

CPI(ML)-New Democracy vice president Vankala Madhava Rao was besides arrested for raising slogans against the government. Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Govinda Rao alleged that Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu was creating unrest among the nationalist by proposing a cargo airdrome astatine Mulapeta seaport. He asserted that Left parties would proceed to reason the forcible acquisition of onshore for the project. Leaders Komara Vasu, Apparao, N. Ganapathi, T. Ajay Kumar, and K. Srinivas were among those present.