Red sanders mafia ruling the roost in state: Lokesh

Mangalagiri: Stating that the red sanders mafia is ruling the roost in the state, TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh on Tuesday said that the killing of constable Ganesh in KV Palli mandal of Annamayya district earlier in the day reflects the fact that the mafia's atrocities have reached their peak.

In a statement, Lokesh said that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's rule has become a golden era for the smugglers. In fact, the red sanders mafia has taken birth with the ‘Punganur Veerappan’ minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy and international smuggler Gangireddy, he added.

By declaring these red sanders smugglers as the YSRCP candidates for the upcoming polls, Jagan has established a green channel for these smugglers. If the police personnel come in the way of these smugglers they are being finished and the killing of the Task Force constable earlier in the day indicates that these smugglers have the blessings of the ruling party elders, Lokesh said.

Paying tributes to Task Force constable Ganesh, who laid down his life while on duty, Lokesh expressed deep felt sympathies to the bereaved family members. Demanding that the state government immediately come to the rescue of the family of Ganesh, Lokesh said that the culprits who killed the constable should be punished severely.