Kapu's Row: Key Excerpts from Pawan Speech
The burning of the Ratnanchal Express at Tuni in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh turned as hot debate in political circles. Power star Pawan Kalyan, who is from the Kapu community and played a key role in getting Kapu support to the TDP in 2014 elections spoke to media on the raging violence in East Godavari following the agitation by the Kapu community.
Pawan said that he was deeply saddened with Kapu agitation issue. Pawan said there could be some anti-social elements behind the arson that took place at Tuni during the Kapus reservation agitation on Sunday.
Pawan said the attack on train could not have been done by the agitators, but it must have been the handiwork of some organized anti-social elements.
"Burning of a train would not happen with a match stick or two. And it won't happen at the spur of a moment. Only organized anti-social elements can do such acts," Power Star said.
Below are key experts from Pawan speech
Kapus reservation is not something, which can be done in a single day.
Kapus are in BCs in Telangana and Uttarandhra. Only in Rayalaseema and Coastal regions, Kapus are out of BCs.
The issue was not new and the community was under BC list for several decades until it was removed from the list in 1956.
The people of the community strongly feel that they need reservations.
I prefer national integration. I do not stress on any particular caste
Reservation issue has been there, since the British period.
Why is the government delaying its decision?
Political leaders should be responsible and every party should come forward and fight for the rights.
Whenever there is law and order problem, I will surely come forward and express my views on it.
However, like in several issues, Pawan skipped questions by the media. Pawan said, "I don't have a clear understanding of the reservations issue," and vanished from the spot when they insisted on his clear view on the issue.
News Posted: 1 February, 2016
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