Visakhapatnam: Demanding a rollback of the TDP government’s decision to mine bauxite in the Agency area, Maoists allegedly abducted three party leaders of GK Veedhi mandal in Vizag Agency on Monday evening.
The abducted leaders have been identified as TDP mandal president Mamidi Balaiah Padal of Kothagudem, and senior leaders Vandalam Balaiah of P. Kothuru and
M. Mahesh of GK Veedhi.
The three were picked up from their homes by the Maoists. Kailasam, Maoist east division secretary, released a letter on Tuesday morning at Seeleru, asking the state government to give up its plans of “looting minerals” (bauxite) in Vizag Agency, withdraw security forces (BSF, CRPF and APSP) from all pockets and stop violating the rights of tribals.
The letter warned that TDP leaders will have to pay a huge price if the demands were not met.
