Residents lock up GP office in Srinivaspur

Residents of Lakshmipur in the taluk staged a protest by locking up the gram panchayat office, demanding drinking water supply and seeking maintenance of sanitation in the taluk on Monday.

Gram Panchayat meeting was organised on Monday. But only Congress members and GP president, Padmajamma were present at the meeting. JD(S) supporters were absent.

Under this condition, PDO Manjunath Prasad decided to postpone the meeting. The residents who had come to the meeting to pour out their grievances, protested against the decision of postponing the meeting.

Residents staged a protest by locking up the office, even when PDO, GP president and members were inside. The protest was withdrawn only after the PDO promised to solve the problems in preference and gave it in writing.

Gram Panchayat members N Venkatesh, Adireddy, Narayanaswamy, Parvathamma and among residents Devareddypalli Narayanaswamy, Ramachandrappa, Afzar Pasha, Zameer Pasha and others were present.