Andhra: Kapu community calls off quota stir after CM's assurance

February 01, 2016 09:34

A day after violent protests rocked the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, Kapu community has called off its agitation over the demand for reservation under Backward Class category after assurances from Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.

The situation in the East Godavari district is now believed to be under control.

At least 15 policemen were injured on Sunday when a stir by Kapu community members seeking reservation under OBC category turned violent as the agitators went on rampage, setting four coaches of Ratnachal Express on fire at Tuni station and blocked the national highway-16 in East Godavari district.

A South Central Railway spokesperson said seven trains were cancelled, four others partially cancelled and six diverted on the Vijayawada-Rajahmundry-Visakhapatnam section due to the protest.

Earlier, the agitators, gathered at Tuni to attend a public meeting addressed by their leader and former minister Mudragada Padmanabh, pelted the engine of the train with stones and also attacked police personnel, before ransacking the railway station. Some bogies were also set ablaze.

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