Date:17/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/17/stories/2008031759021200.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Furore at 3 DCC meetings

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: District Congress Committee meetings in the Assembly constituencies in Telangana where by-elections are due witnessed unruly scenes on Sunday, with party workers disrupting the proceedings in the presence of Ministers and senior leaders.

Noisy protests

Noisy protests were witnessed in the Secunderabad Assembly constituency meeting, and the DCC meets in Warangal and Medak districts.

The party meetings were organised, following the directions of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, in all constituencies which will have by-elections following resignations by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti legislators.

In Secunderabad, supporters of senior City Congress leader Pitla Krishna and APCC Minority Cell chairman Md. Sirajuddin clashed as the latter’s photograph was missing from the banners.

Two groups of Congress workers clashed in Thoguta of Dommat constituency (Medak district) protesting the absence of Siddipet MP Sarve Satyanarayana’s name in the banners.