Home Minister denies reports on meet on Telangana issues

By Our Correspondent

MAHABUBNAGAR, APRIL 7. The Home Minister, Mr. T. Devender Goud, on Saturday denied the alleged meeting in the house of Deputy Speaker, Mr. K. Chandrasekhara Rao, wherein the problems pertains to Telangana region were discussed with leaders of Opposition parties.

Mr. Devender Goud described it as totally baseless and as concocted. He was speaking to presspersons at Beechpally after reviewing the passing out parade by the 3rd batch of 10th APSP Battalion, Mr. Goud said political parties in the State had become shelter points for factionists and the drive to contain factionsim had yielded good results, particularly in Rayalaseema region.

He said action would be initiated against police officers found having business connections with fake naxalites. The Home Minister said steps were being taken to implement the New Police Act and the merits and de-merits of the new act would be studied for three years. An impartial enquiry was being conducted into the suitcase bomb case. The Home Minister inaugurated the police station building at Shantinagar and another remodelled police station at Rajoli village in the district.

Addressing public meetings, the Home Minister said Rs. 2 crores was allocated to modernise and strengthen the police force. He said people and police-friendly programmes like ``Maithri and Sannihitha'' were yielding good results. He called upon constables to dedicate themselves in maintaining law and order and communal harmony.

The Civil Supplies Minister, Dr. N.Janardhan Reddy, said Government was taking all necessary steps to take up lift irrigation schemes in the district besides implementing many programmes to check the migration of labour from the district. He also said steps were taken to eradicate the practice of child labour and other social evils.

The Mahabubnagar MP, Mr. A.P.Jitender Reddy, the Alampur MLA, Dr. R. Ravindranath Reddy, urged the Minister for sanction of checkpost at Alampur crossroads to prevent accidents on National Highway 7.

The IGP Mr. J.V. Ramudu, the DIG, Mr. Sambasiva Rao, the In- charge District Collector, Dr. P. Laxminarayana, the Superintendent of Police, Mr. N. Balasubramanyam, the Addl. SPs, Mr. B. Malla Reddy, OSD Mr. Anil Kumar, were among the participants.

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