
On the other hand, the house of MLA Ponnada Satish torched by the violent protoesters. The protestors burnt several vehicles at the minister’s house, pelted stones and also ransacked the office. According to the reports, violence gripped the town of Amalapuram as the demonstrators attacked the residential properties of State minister P Viswarup and MLA Ponnada Satish and protested against the idea of naming the Konaseema district as BR Ambedkar Konaseema. The Police have increased the security and have deployed more than 500 police personnel in the area to maintain peace and harmony. #BreakingNews: Agitation opposing renaming #Konaseema district after BR Ambedkar in #Amalapuram town of #AndhraPradesh on #Tuesday turned violent with protestors setting ablaze couple of buses and resorting to stone pelting on #police /2cqP34bwn3- TNIE Andhra Pradesh May 24, 2022


The Konaseema District Administration on Wednesday imposed section 144, ceased the movement of public transport, and suspended the internet service after the protesters set ablaze an Andhra Pradesh minister’s house opposing the proposed renaming of the Konaseema district as BR Ambedkar Konaseema district.
