Date:02/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120259750500.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Guntur

Peace rally held in Guntur

Staff Reporter

GUNTUR: In an exceptional gesture of solidarity with the victims of terror victims of Mumbai, the district police led the way by organising a massive rally here on Monday.

Leaders of various political parties, representatives from civic society organisations, senior district officials and all the wings of the police department took part in the rally. They include district Collector B. Venkatesham, Superintendent of Police Mahesh Chandra Laddha and Municipal Commissioner Siddharth Jain.

The rally commenced from the Police Kalyana Mandapam and after covering some distance, the officers paid homage to the slain officers of Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), National Security Guard and the Mumbai police.

The rally consisting of armed reserve police and other departments wound its way through Guntur Medical College, the Railway Over Bridge, Sankar Vilas centre before culminating at the Ambedkar Statue center at Lodge Centre. The sight of students carrying placards and shouting slogans denouncing the terror attacks attracted the passers-by.