YS Jagan Condemns Araku MLA Killing

Created: Sep 23, 2018, 17:18 IST | Updated: Sep 23, 2018, 20:28 IST

Amaravati: Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly and YSR Congress party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed grief over the death of Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma, who were killed by Maoists at Thutangi Village in Visakhapatnam district, where they were attending the 'Grama Darshini' program today. YS Jagan said that there was no place for violence and killings in democracy. He expressed his solidarity with the family members of the two leaders.

Shocked to hear about the brutal killing of Araku MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao Garu & Ex-MLA Siveri Soma Garu. My thoughts and prayers are with their families in this hour of grief.

— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) September 23, 2018

At 1 pm today, the Maoists rounded up the supporters of the two leaders and took away the weapons from their gunmen. After taking the two leaders to a far off place in a vehicle, the Maoists killed them.

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