TPCC Chief Uttam kumar demands apology from CM KCR

Hyderabad, May 12: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy has demanded an apology from Chief minister KCR to the chilli farmers, who were arrested in Khammam here on Thursday.

He was strongly condemned the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government for handcuffing of chilli farmers while they were being produced before the court in Khammam on Thursday.

Speaking to media persons at his residence at Banjara Hills here, Uttam Kumar Reddy said the TRS government committed a grave mistake by handcuffing the farmers, who were accused in the case pertaining to protest at Khammam Market Yard.

He reminded that the poor farmers had staged a protest demanding remunerative price for their crop. Instead of conceding to their demand, the government registered criminal cases against them and put them behind bars.

"It is highly shocking that the accused farmers were brought to the court handcuffed. Are they terrorists or extremists? What is the message that the TRS government was trying to convey by handcuffing the poor farmers? Is it trying to say that anyone, who holds a protest against the TRS government, will be considered a hardcore criminal?" he asked.

The innocent farmers were arrested and sent to jail. “Today, the Chief Minister crossed all limits by ordering the police to produce the farmers before the court handcuffed. This is the height of arrogance of power,” he said.

The TPCC chief demanded that Chandrashekar Rao tender an unconditional public apology for the mistake of handcuffing the farmers.