Tuni gets back to normal

The violent agitation of Kapu’s in Tuni has calmed down, but not after a few ashes. The agitators who were demanding their inclusion in the list of BC’s has earlier organized a huge rally in Tuni. Tuni town happens to be the main junction between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada and is certainly a strategic place. The rally turned out to be violent and the protesters have set ablaze the Ratnachal express. They moved on to attack every police station and government property on their way. The protest has turned violent after the leaders declared that `they won’t step away from the railway tracks till their demands are met’. The protest led by the Kapu leader Mudragada Padmanabham was now appeased by the government’s assurance to settle their issue. Though the situation in and around Tuni have reached a peaceful state, people were still in the grip of fear to step on the streets. Section 144 was still in force to avoid further clashes.