People are converging on the outskirts of this small town on the borders of East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts with the single point agenda of getting the Kapu community included in the list of Backward Classes (BCs). This moment gained momentum over the last few weeks in all towns and villages between Vijayawada and East Godavari and also in some Rayalaseema districts.
A massive public meeting is will be convened here on Sunday evening in which former Minister and Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham will be the main speaker.
Local Kapu leaders are happy that they have got an open support from the YSR Congress and Congress as PCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy, YSR Congress Central Committee member Jakkampudi Vijayalakshmi announced their support to the cause.
At least 3 to 4 lakh Kapus are expected to take part in the rally. Leaders from Chittoor, Nellore, Guntur, Krishna, East and West Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts have already started for the venue in hired services.
According to East Godavari and Rajamahendravaram Urban district SPs, they have deployed around 20 DSPs and around 2,000 police personnel as part of the bandobust. Thought the demand for including Kapu community in the Backward Classes is old.
A number of agitations have organised on this issue in the past, the particular meeting got importance as some sections of youth and middle-aged people in this community are unhappy with the TDP government’s decision of appointing Justice Manjunatha Commission to submit report on how to include the people living below poverty line in Kapu, Telaga, Balija and Ontari in the BC list. However, S.G. Rama Rao, State Chairman of Kapu Advocates Forum said the government can directly include Kapus the BC list in accordance with 5 January, 2007 judgment given by Justice Rohini to implement the GO 30 in toto which facilitates the State to include Kapu, Telaga, Balija and Ontari in the BC list.
20 DSPs and around 2,000 police personnel have been deployed as part of the bandobust
