Amid the high tension in Rajanna Sircilla district, TPCC leaders are firm to reach the venue to protest against the atrocities on Dalits and illegal sand mining in the district.

The party has deployed former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar to lead the meeting. She will be meeting the affected families in Nerella, Ramchandrapuram and Jillela villages.

Meira will be giving away one lakh rupees’ cheque to the victims who faced the third-degree torture by the police. She said, “I stand in solidarity with Dalits, BCs Weaker Sections who were tortured. I demand stringent action against the guilty”. Furthermore she asked, “Why is there this need to emphasize repeatedly, the importance of ‘inclusion’ of dalits, tribals, BCs in the mainstream. It should be a given”

Police have denied permission for the proposed meeting, however, Congress leaders are hopeful that the High Court will give a go-ahead for the remonstration. The district police invoked Section 30 of Police Act in the textile town and held that it would be in force from Sunday to August 28.

TPCC Chief Uttam Kumar Reddy said that Telangana is not “Jagir” of the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family. He said that denying permission shows the government’s move to suppress voice of Dalits, BCs and other weaker sections in Telangana. Uttam said that Congress is fighting for social justice for Dalits. He accused KCR’s relatives hand in the sand mafia. He aforesaid, “KTR must also answer whether or not, Goldmine Mineral Company belongs to KCR’s close relative Santosh Rao?”

Congress leaders alleged that the TRS government is suppressing the democratic rights of people.