Andhra: Clashes over renaming district after Ambedkar, MLA’s house set on fire

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Andhra: Clashes over renaming district after Ambedkar, MLA’s house set on fire
Arson as protesters oppose the move to name a district after Ambedkar
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Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad |
Updated: May 24, 2022 9:33:51 pm

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The protesters also set fire to police vehicles and buses.
Fierce clashes and arson broke out in Andhra Pradesh’s Amalapuram city on Tuesday as protesters rallied against the government’s move to rename the newly created Konaseema district after Dr B R Ambedkar.

The protesters set fire to the house of ruling YSRCP MLA from Mummidivaram, P Satish, and also burnt furniture kept outside Transport Minister P Viswarup’s home, police said.