‘Save Vizag’, a day long dharna staged by YSR Congress Party President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Visakhapatnam against the alleged encroachment of government lands by ruling TDP leaders, turned to be a flop show, owing to the successful containment of it by city police.
As a preemptive measure, police took some YSR Congress leaders into preventive custody when they tried to enter Vizag along with their followers. Police also clamped restrictions in and around Vizag city in their bid to contain the influx of YCP supporters. Jagan had expected a turnout of 10,000 party workers but only less than 5000 people turned up at the dharna site till the afternoon.
Since morning, police succeeded in controlling the mob at the dharna where Jagan sat on deeksha demanding the state govt. to take back the govt. lands allegedly encroached by TDP leaders. At one stage, tension prevailed as police and party workers clashed with each other.
On the other hand, the TDP leaders reiterated that the government had already ordered a probe into land scam and that people are not ready to get carried away by Jagan’s false propaganda.