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Farmers, cultivation labourers, workers and wide organisations staged a dharna successful beforehand of Eluru Collectorate connected Monday, demanding the State authorities to halt what they described arsenic repressive measures against people’s movements.
The protesters sought contiguous withdrawal of the Preventive Detention (PD) Act imposed connected Anakapalli territory farmers’ person M. Appalaraju and demanded that alleged mendacious cases filed against tribal farmers of Inumuru colony successful Buttayagudem mandal beryllium dropped.
Raising slogans against suppression of antiauthoritarian protests, the demonstrators accused the authorities of misusing coercive laws to soundlessness dissent. Addressing the gathering, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers’ Union State vice-president A. Ravi, territory caput P. Ramakrishna, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham territory caput K. Srinivas, and CITU territory wide caput D.N.V. Prasad alleged that Appalaraju had been illegally detained nether the PD Act and lodged successful Visakhapatnam Central jailhouse since December 24, 2025.
They said the PD Act, meant for habitual offenders specified arsenic smugglers and onshore grabbers, was being misused against a farmers’ person who was supporting people’s struggles. The speakers opposed the projected bulk drugs task astatine Rajayyapeta successful Nakkapalli mandal, alleging it would pollute the coastal region, harm marine resources and impact fishermen’s livelihoods. They recalled that the 2013 Land Acquisition Act mandates consent of affected farmers earlier acquiring cultivation onshore for concern projects.
The leaders besides condemned the alleged demolition of lasting crops by gross and constabulary officials successful Inumuru colony and the filing of cases against tribal farmers, too criticising the opening of rowdy sheets against pupil activists successful Visakhapatnam.
Demanding revocation of the PD Act against Appalaraju, withdrawal of cases against tribal farmers and students, and an extremity to repression of people’s movements, the protesters warned of intensified agitation if their demands were ignored.
