YSRCP panel calls on NCSC 

 Guntur : YSRCP delegation comprising Government Advisor (Social Justice) Jupudi Prabhakar Rao, MLA Merugu Nagarjuna, MLC Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad and others met National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Vice Chairman, Arun Halder and furnished the details on the steps taken by the State Government in regard to murder of engineering student in Guntur. 

Speaking to media after the meeting, Jupudi Prabhakar said the NCSC have lauded the steps taken by the State  in arresting the accused and providing financial assistance to the family of the victim in a very short span of time. 

The state government has been taking stringent action against atrocities on women and the accused in the engineering student's case would be punished severely. He said they have explained the atrocities and attacks happened to Dalits during  the previous government and added that opposition parties have been trying to politicise the issue for their political mileage.

State SC ST Commission Vice Chairman, MLA Merugu Nagarjuna siad  the State Government has provided financial assistance along with house site patta to the family of the victim and added that it was Naidu who was anti dalit leader and who opposed houses to Dalits in Amaravati region. He said Naidu has been trying to create unrest in the state in the name of caste, religion and region.

MLC Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad said Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has been reacting to atrocities on women, poor and Dalits immediately and ensuring their concerns are addressed and added that it's first of its kind in the country to arrest the accused with in 24 hours of the incident. He thanked the dalit organisations for supporting the family of the victim.