The Hindu : Cong. wants Nellore renamed

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Tuesday, Jan 28, 2003

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Southern States - Andhra Pradesh

Cong. wants Nellore renamed

By Our Staff Reporter

CUDDAPAH Jan. 27. The Cuddapah District Congress Committee president, Shaik Hussain and the ZP chairman, K. Suresh Babu, on Monday criticised the Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, alleging that he was ignoring the overwhelming demand for renaming Nellore district after Potti Sreeramulu.

Addressing a press conference, they said that Congress had made the promise in its election manifesto earlier and would promise it in the next elections too. Mr. Naidu recommended conferring of the title, `Padmasri', to industrialist, Dhirubhai Ambani, but was indifferent towards the demand to rename Nellore. The demand was being made since 30 years and intensive movements were taken up since an year, they said and backed the State bandh called on January 30 on the demand. The DCC vice-president, C. Narayana Reddy and Kodur constituency incharge, G.V. Prasad, also took part.

Our Karimnagar Staff Reporter writes:

The Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India district units have expressed solidarity with the Potti Sriramulu District Sadana Committee and extended all support for the proposed State bandh on January 30 demanding renaming of Nellore district after Potti Sriramulu.

Talking to newsmen here on Monday, the DCC president and Manthani legislator, D. Sridhar, the BJP district president, P. Sugunakar Rao, the CPI district secretary, C. Venkat Reddy, have announced their support for making the bandh a success. They demanded that the Government name Nellore district in memory of Late Potti Sriramulu, who had sacrificed his life for the cause of formation of State on linguistic basis.

The district chamber of commerce and trade president, J. Ashok, the general secretary, E. Muninder, the Arya Vysya Sangham president, K. Bhumaiah, and others flayed the Government for failing to declare Nellore district after Potti Sriramulu. They also threatened to intensify the agitation by besieging the State Assembly.

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