VIJAYAWADA: The river town of Vijayawada turned into a sea of humanity on Tuesday with more than two lakh people thronging the banks of Krishnaveni to take part in the mass hunger strike launched by former Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy. Roads, lanes, bylanes and even the national highways leading to Vijayawada city were packed with continuous stream of crowds entering …
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Hyderabad: In the season of merry-making and feasting, Andhra Pradesh politics is all about fasting instead. First it was Chandrababu Naidu’s fast and now, Jaganmohan Reddy, who recently announced his divorce from the Congress party, has begun a 48-hour hunger strike in Vijayawada today. Former Congress leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today launched his 48-hour hunger strike demanding adequate compensation …
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