Gudivada, Guntur incidents Congress in a tight spot http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20050830020844&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0 VIJAYAWADA: The ruling Congress is facing an embarrassing situation due to mishandling of sensitive issues by officials in politically conscious Krishna and Guntur districts just before the civic polls. In Krishna district, the Dalit farmers suicide issue was mishandled by local revenue officials and led to a law and order problem. A police officials outbursts against former TDP minister Kodela Sivaprasad Rao led to a controversy in Guntur district. In both the cases, the main Opposition Telugu Desam got an issue in the elections. Dalit farmer K Moshes suicide in Higher Education Minister Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Raos constituency Mudinepalli just before the starting of Governments II phase land distribution programme at Gudivada has led to a controversy causing a law and order problem in the district. Moshe purchased 20 cents land in 1980 and he was paying cess since then in his village Pedapalaparru. But due to mischief committed by village secretary and mandal revenue officer the land was proposed to distribute to someone else on August 23. Following this, Moshe committed suicide. Exploiting the situation, Gudivada MLA K.Venkateswara Rao alias Nani resorted to agitation in front of Gudivada RDO office to expose the ruling party. Ministers JC Diwakara Reddy and Venkateswara Rao, however, settled the issue by ordering compensation to the victims kin. But the DSPs overenthusiasm to prevent the MLA from entering the town with the body led to tension. Diwakara Reddy tried to defuse the situation by accepting the mistake of revenue officials. But the police registered as many as seven criminal cases against the MLA and over 50 TDP workers with non-bailable sections which provoked the TDP activists. District TDP secretary and Nandingama MLA D Umamaheswara Rao said the incident exposed that the Governments lack of control over administration. In Guntur district, police officer Bh Prudhvinarayanas outburst against former TDPs home minister Kodela Siva Prasada Rao has led to tension in the faction-ridden Narasaraopet region. The police official have reportedly said that cases pending against the Kodela were sufficient enough to open a rowdy-sheet against the former minister. However, this incident came in handy for Kodela. His arch political rivals in the district TDP and former ministers Dr M Pedarathaiah and Alapati Rajendra Prasad forgetting their differences came to his resuce. Diwakar Reddy tried to defuse the situation by accepting the mistake of revenue officials. But the police registered seven criminal cases against the MLA.
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