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Monday, February 22, 2010

Chirala MLA in HRC soup

Chirala MLA in HRC soup

The Chirala MLA, Amanchi Krishna Mohan, is in trouble again. This time too, surprisingly, the demand is to book cases against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989.

An assistant professor in a local engineering college, Prof. Alluri Dhanalakshmi, lodged a complaint with the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) against the MLA. She alleged that the MLA was harassing her husband by registering false cases under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 against her husband. She sought protection to her husband and her family from the MLA and his supporters.

The SHRC had directed the Prakasam district police to enquire into the allegation and report back to the commission by Wednesday. The commission wanted the Prakasam district police to take up the issue on priority basis.

Earlier, in October 2009, the Yerukala community from the district held a protest against the MLA alleging that he had insulted them. They laid siege to the district Collectorate demanding registration of case against the MLA under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989. The community leaders alleged that the MLA had insulted them by branding them as criminals.

The MLA had earlier alleged that some of the Yerukala men from the Stuartpuram have lent money to the weavers at high rate of interest and fleeced the weavers like criminals. He wanted the Prakasam district administration to probe into the issue. These comments of the MLA have landed him in trouble as the Andhra Pradesh Yerukala Porata Samithi, led by its State vice-president, Mohan Dharma, launched agitation.

The community took out a massive procession Ipurupalem to Chirala on October 23, 2009 seeking action against the MLA.

This time again the MLA is in trouble and the SHRC is likely to act tough. It is to be seen what the Prakasam district police would give in their report to the SHRC. 

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