Andhra: Clashes over renaming district after Ambedkar, MLA’s house set on fire

Wednesday, 25 May 2022newsdesk

Fierce clashes and arson broke out in Andhra Pradesh’s Amalapuram city on Tuesday as protesters rallied against the government’s move to rename the newly created Konaseema district after Dr B R Ambedkar.

New Delhi, 25 May 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, The protesters set fire to the house of ruling YSRCP MLA from Mummidivaram, P Satish, and also burnt furniture kept outside Transport Minister P Viswarup’s home, police said. Konaseema SP K Subba Reddy told The Indian Express the protesters also set fire to police vehicles and buses. “Several police personnel have been injured. We are showing restraint while trying to bring the violence under control,” he said. The violence on Tuesday broke out after thousands of protestors tried to barge into the district collector’s complex. As police used batons and fired into the air to disperse the crowd, the protesters responded by pelting stones.

Source -The Indian Express