The State witnessed protests demanding that the decision to rename Konaseema district as Dr. B.R Ambedkar district be continued.
Leaders of various Dalit associations on Thursday took out a protest march and staged a sit-in at the statue of Dr. B.R Ambedkar statue here. National Mala Mahanadu president Golla Arun Kumar , VCK state president N.J. Vidya Sagar, Congress leader Sk. Mastan Vali and others participated in the sit-in for more than an hour at the statue.
In Gudivada, former minister Kodali Venkateswara Rao alias Nani spoke strongly in support of the decision, and said that it was shameful that the Opposition parties were trying to instigate some communities against the Dalits.