Crude bombs hurled at Congress leader’s house
The Hindu
Crude bombs were hurled at the house of Congress leader and councillor Nabeesa Beevi at Taliparamba on Sunday night after the Assembly election results were declared. Her mother was reportedly injured
Crude bombs were hurled at the house of Congress leader and councillor Nabeesa Beevi at Taliparamba on Sunday night after the Assembly election results were declared. Her mother was reportedly injured in the attack. Nabeesa Beevi is the chairperson of Taliparamba municipality health and education standing committee. In the attack, windowpanes and the front door of the house were damaged. A team led by Taliparamba DySP E. Premchandran and SI Sunil Kumar inspected the spot.More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists