Maoists make a comeback in Nallamala

MAHBUBNAGAR/NIZAMABAD: As if the apprehensions over the entry of Maoists into north Telangana districts aren't enough, there are some reports that the rebels have made incursions into the thick Nallamala forests also, giving sleepless night to the cops.

If sources are to be believed, special dalams led by Maoist commander Bontha Parvathamma entered the Nallamala zone as part of the PLGA week celebrations. Sources said Parvathamma had sneaked into the Nallamala from Chhattisgarh where she has been operating for some years. "The Maoist leadership is going all out to make its presence felt in the areas where its leaders and cadres were driven out six years ago," sources said.

Parvathamma, who belongs to Lakshmapur village in Amrabad mandal of Mahbubnagar district, went underground after her husband Lingaiah was shot dead in an encounter 12 years ago in Yendabhatla forests in Nagarkurnool mandal. She shifted her base to Chhattisgarh and took part in famine raids and attacks on police stations.

Sources said she was sent back by the Maoist leadership to establish the cadre base in Nallamala region. Atchampet CI Kishan said they have noticed the movements of some dalams deep inside the jungles and interior villages. "We have intensified combing to flush out the rebels," he said. Senior police officials however ruled out the presence of a large number of armed dalams in Nallamala.

Meanwhile, after a gap of 5-6 years, Maoist movement was seen in Nizamabad and Karimnagar border areas. Sources said some armed Maoists paid tributes to the martyrs' pylons in the deep forest two days ago at Uppulur village in Kammarpalli mandal in Nizamabad and Varshakonda and Dabba villages in Karimnagar district. Read More

Jagan camp calls KVP 'a broker

HYDERABAD/WARANGAL: After attacking Sonia Gandhi, the Jagan camp has turned its guns on Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's closest aide K V P Ramchandra Rao. In a letter to the Rajya Sabha MP on Friday, Jagan loyalist and Parkal MLA Konda Surekha lashed out at KVP terming him as a 'broker' who turned Jalayaganam into 'dhanayagnam.' She also questioned KVP's silence on the death of his friend YSR in a chopper crash. KVP was not available for comments.

"YSR's death is not accidental. There are apprehensions that he was murdered. As political and security advisor, you did not even bother to clarify the doubts of the people and resign from the post," she said in her four-page letter. She held KVP responsible for YSR's death as he didn't discharge his duties as government's security advisor. "If you are claiming to be the closest friend of YSR, why didn't you resign immediately after his death," she asked.

Konda Surekha stated that it was KVP who got the signatures of 153 MLAs supporting Jagan as CM after YSR's untimely death. "But you conveniently kept quiet when accusations started flying thick and fast that Jagan was behind the signature campaign to anoint himself as CM to succeed his father. You have deliberately allowed Jagan's name to be tarnished among the people," she pointed out.

She wondered what was that compelled KVP to desert YSR's son and indulge in political games. "Jagan does not need KVP as people of the state are with Jagan," she emphasised.

She also blamed KVP for the massive corruption in Jalayagnam scheme. She demanded a CBI probe into KVP's assets after he was made the government advisor. "Before your advisory role, what was your economic status?" she questioned and alleged that KVP had amassed wealth in crores in the past six years. Read More