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Left parties connected Tuesday powerfully condemned constabulary detentions and restrictions successful Nellore district, alleging that the authorities was attempting to suppress nationalist sentiment up of a nationalist proceeding connected the projected ethanol factories astatine the IFFCO Kisan SEZ successful Racharlapadu colony of Kodavalur mandal.
In a associated statement, the leaders said that constabulary enactment was aimed astatine preventing absorption voices from participating successful the nationalist proceeding connected projects that could person superior implications for agriculture, the situation and section livelihoods.
The connection was issued by V. Srinivas Rao of the CPI(M), G. Eswaraiah of the CPI, P. Prasad of CPI(ML) New Democracy, Jasti Kishore Babu of CPI(ML), Katam Nagabhushanam of MCPI(U), B. Bangara Rao of CPI(ML) Liberation, M. Ramakrishna of CPI(ML) New Democracy, B. S. Amarnath of SUCI(C), P. V. Sundararamaraju of the Forward Bloc and Janaki Ramulu of the Revolutionary Socialist Party.
They alleged that leaders of assorted Left parties were either arrested oregon placed nether location apprehension portion proceeding to be the nationalist hearing. Those detained included CPI(M) territory caput Moolam Ramesh, Y. Mohan Rao, Mooli Vengayya and T. Gopal; CPI(ML) New Democracy leaders Sagar, Lakshmireddy and Y. Ramakrishna; SUCI(C) person Basavaraju; BSP person M. Bati Srinivasulu; Forward Bloc person P. V. Sundararamaraju; Revolutionary Socialist Party person Janaki Ramulu; and CPI(ML) Liberation person B. Bangara Rao. Others attempting to scope the venue were detained astatine the Kovur constabulary station.
The Left parties said onshore had been acquired from farmers astir 25 years agone for the Kisan SEZ, but nary meaningful improvement had taken spot truthful far. They alleged that the authorities was present seeking to licence chemic and ethanol-based industries successful the area, which would adversely impact agriculture, the situation and the livelihoods of section residents.
Terming the constabulary enactment authoritarian and undemocratic, the parties demanded the contiguous merchandise of each detained leaders, withdrawal of location arrests, and the behaviour of the nationalist proceeding successful a free, lawful and antiauthoritarian manner. They besides urged the authorities to retreat its connection to let polluting industries successful the region.
