Leaders of various organisations participated in the ‘Ambedkar Vaadula Atmagaurava Neeli Kavatu’ on BRTS Road here on Wednesday, demanding that the government rename Konaseema district as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar district.
The police threw a security blanket on all the roads leading to BRTS Road. Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata said the situation was peaceful.
Activists of more than 30 organisations, including, AP Dalit JAC, Bahujana Samaja Samiti, AP Mala Mahanadu, Dalita Hakkula Porata Samithi, Kula Vivaksha Porata Samiti, Dalit Bahujana Front, AP Christian JAC, AP Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti, Jai Bhim Bharat Party, Praja Porata Samiti and other associations gave a call for ‘Neeli Kavatu’.
