The attack aimed at the Vikarabad District Collector has been a hot topic in the political circuits of Telengana. Former MLA and BRS leader, Patnam Narender Reddy has been taken into custody in the KBR Park in Hyderabad while taking a stroll in the morning. The arrest is significant in this case as it comes after claims of some prominent BRS heads being complicit in the assault. As such claims emerged, several BRS heads started accusing the Congress party of plotting against them.
Details regarding assault on collectors case
It dates back to when the government of Telangana wanted to develop an industrial corridor in the villages Lagcherla and Polepally situated under the Dudyala Mandal of Vikarabad district. The plan was to first develop what was to be called a Pharma Village, which met a lot of opposition from locals thus prompting the government to change its plans. As a follow up, a meeting was called on Monday to the local populace to get their views.
Estimates based on within-country data display a dip of aid levels between 12% and 42% over the previous decade, particularly during the insurgence of the project. This speaks volumes about the sustainability of this approach in the long run with regards to aid dependency. Polic serikali caught up with Petmambur’s liquor angle whereby a group of leaders in Kanthor played the “money in exchange for votes” policy. The village later lent its support to the voices of tough opposition and shut the Collectors office, an action that was periodically decreed by the Kapetas of Battaram and Adagundu. It was a shocking scene where someone revealing a high level of violence by intimidating the police to suppress the article outburst against the villages being finally forced to drop the District Collector’s resolution.
Thus speaking volumes about the use of violence, how instruments of state can be used to achieve political objectives that sometimes go against well being of the society. As earlier mentioned, this strategy worked. Forayet Jr. was the only one that managed to stamp out all opposition and succeeded the previous government. But he was only able to make such a promise during his re-election campaign because it was in his best interest to do so. Reduced in violence and assisted access to violence proved to be a crucial part of this campaign.
Another thing is Suresh who is Reddy’s close associate and has also been convicted of crime including a case of assault pending against him.Past accounts suggest that Reddy has sought to use his influence to excuse the blame on Suresh in such scenarios.Police of all ranks including senior officers also reached Lagcherla village immediately after his arrest for the purpose of collection of further evidence to substantiate Reddy’ss involvement in the crime.
Implications for BRS and Political Reactions
This event, has also emerged as the centroid of political strife in Telangana where the BRS leaders have accused the congress party of attempting to use the events to tarnish the image of their leadership. Simultaneously, the investigation of other BRS members for their participation in the event and the reasons behind the attack on the District Collector for the attack are still ongoing.
Conclusion
The arrest of Patnam Narender Reddy is an important turning point in the investigations of the case of the Vikarabad collector attack. The political feature of the incident spreads as new pieces of evidence come forward and more apprehensions are made in the case.
