YSRCP intensifies stir across the state

Hyderabad, April 3, 2013: Demanding the Government to reduce the hefty hike in power tariff, YSR Congress party leaders and activists on Wednesday staged demonstrations and resorted to Rasta Roko in several towns across the state.

Raising slogans against the Government and asking it to bring down the power tariff to its normal level, party activists organized rallies and staged demonstrations in front of the electricity offices at Secunderabad, Anakapally, Kakinada, Mylavaram, Kandukuru, Markapuram, Dornakal, Station Ghanapur, Nalgonda, Sangaraeddy, Siddipeta, Patancheru, Khammam, Vyra, Nizamabad, Kadapa, Prodduturu, Anantapuram, Kadiri and Chittor.

At most places, YSRCP activists and leaders laid siege to the electricity offices and brought traffic to a standstill by resorting to Rasta Roko, while at other places the activists tried to lay siege to sub-stations.

At Anakapally and Vyra towns, YSRCP leaders and activists have also resorted to relay hunger strikes demanding the Government to reduce the power tariff.

At Kadiri, party activists have organized a rally and conducted last rites to the effigy of Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.