Bhongir: From Maoism to politics of cash power

Bhongir in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district (old Nalgonda) has a historical setting rooted in the idealism of a bygone period however it now hosts an election contest that mirrors the truths of new-age politics, driven by resourceful prospects in pursuit of state power. Bhongir likewise has actually been a landmark in the long history of agitation and battle in the erstwhile joined Andhra Pradesh state for producing a brand-new Telangana state. Much before K Chandrashekhar Rao and his TRS (now BRS) became recognized as the precursors of Telangana state, it was here way back in 1996, when the now defunct Telangana Jana Sabha, taking pleasure in the patronage of the Maoists and other activists, passed the ‘Bhongir Telangana Declaration’, de manding a different state. When the hotbed of Maoism and individuals’s War Group, Bhongir has actually seen numerous mobilisations in addition to lots of bloody encounters and murders consisting of that of Belli Lalitha, the advanced folk vocalist. Previous state home minister A Madhav Reddy, who represented the constituency, was eliminated when his cars and truck was exploded in a thought Maoist landmine blast. The Maoist motion has actually lost its firepower here and the majority of Telangana. The pockets of impact the CPI and the CPI-M when taken pleasure in here too have actually significantly subsided. Cut to today, the electoral contest here is a repeat clash in between 2 prospects, the political leaders understood for their wealth and company interests– BRS MLA P Shekhara Reddy and Congress prospect K Anil Kumar Reddy. In 2018, Shekhara Reddy beat
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