Mudigonda
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Mudigonda is a town and revenue-divisional headquarters located 14 km away from Khammam
, the headquarters of the Khammam District
of Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
-Kodad
mainroad. Mudigonda mandal is surrounded by lot of villages, of which Vallabhi and Bhanapuram are the biggest villages. The main occupation of the people here is Agriculture. It is also featured with a rural police station, since it is a politically sensitive mandal. There are huge granite
deposits and number of granite
mills here. The tourist spots at Mudigonda are the Sri Chennakesava and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Gattu and the Sri Veera Brahmendhra Swami temples. It is a historical place. Once it was the capital city of Mudigonda Chalukyas.
, Chirumarri, Gandhasiri, Gokinepalli, Kamalapuram, Kattakoor, Lakshmipuram, Madhapuram, Mallannapalem, Mallaram, Medepalli, Mudigonda, Mutharam, Pammi, Pandregupalli, Pedamandava, Suvarnapuram, Vallabhi, Vallapuram, Venkatapuram
and Yadavalli
took a violent turn on July 28, 2007 as at least eight agitators were killed in the police firing on the protestors here in Mudigonda town.
The policemen, most of them in plainclothes as they generally do in naxalite-prone areas, opened fire on the agitators when the protests turned violent and the vehicle of a senior police officer was attacked. The driver of a truck, which was stopped by the protestors, was also among the dead.
Telugu TV channels aired pictures of policemen firing several rounds from automatic weapons on the protestors. Most of the victims were inadvertently shot above the legs due to the tense situation under which the out-numbered security personnel were operating.
The police firing evoked sharp reaction from all opposition parties, keen to capitalize on it for political mileage. The main opposition party in Andhra Pradesh
, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
, which had backed the day long shutdown, termed the police firing as barbaric and inhuman.Ironically,the TDP leader, Mr Chandrababu Naidu himself was once a target of a naxalite assassination attempt,due to what the communist rebel's called his "Pro-rich" programmes.
Eight persons, including a woman, were killed and eight others injured, three of them critically, when police fired to quell a stone-pelting mob at Mudigonda village in Khammam district
as the bandh
turned violent.
Khammam
Khammam , is the headquarters of the Khammam District in Andhra Pradesh state of India and is located about east of state capital, Hyderabad...
, the headquarters of the Khammam District
Khammam district
Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Introduction
Mudigonda is one of the mandal head-quarters in Khammam district. It is located along the KhammamKhammam
Khammam , is the headquarters of the Khammam District in Andhra Pradesh state of India and is located about east of state capital, Hyderabad...
-Kodad
Kodad
Kodad or Kodada is a town and Mandal headquarters in the Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It lies on the National Highway 9 between Hyderabad and Vijayawada....
mainroad. Mudigonda mandal is surrounded by lot of villages, of which Vallabhi and Bhanapuram are the biggest villages. The main occupation of the people here is Agriculture. It is also featured with a rural police station, since it is a politically sensitive mandal. There are huge granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
deposits and number of granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
mills here. The tourist spots at Mudigonda are the Sri Chennakesava and Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Gattu and the Sri Veera Brahmendhra Swami temples. It is a historical place. Once it was the capital city of Mudigonda Chalukyas.
Villages
The villages in Mudigonda mandal includes: Ammapeta, BanapuramBanapuram
Banapuram is a small village located 30 km away from Khammam district head quarters in Andhra Pradesh, India. Administratively Khammam is divided into 42 revenue divisions. This village comes in Mudigonda revenue division....
, Chirumarri, Gandhasiri, Gokinepalli, Kamalapuram, Kattakoor, Lakshmipuram, Madhapuram, Mallannapalem, Mallaram, Medepalli, Mudigonda, Mutharam, Pammi, Pandregupalli, Pedamandava, Suvarnapuram, Vallabhi, Vallapuram, Venkatapuram
Venkatapuram, Khammam district
-Geography:Venkatapuram is located at . It has an average elevation of 69 metres .-Demographics:According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Venkatapuram mandal is as follows:* Total Population: 29,045 in 7,046 Households....
and Yadavalli
Police firing
The communist parties' agitation seeking land for the landless poor in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
took a violent turn on July 28, 2007 as at least eight agitators were killed in the police firing on the protestors here in Mudigonda town.
The policemen, most of them in plainclothes as they generally do in naxalite-prone areas, opened fire on the agitators when the protests turned violent and the vehicle of a senior police officer was attacked. The driver of a truck, which was stopped by the protestors, was also among the dead.
Telugu TV channels aired pictures of policemen firing several rounds from automatic weapons on the protestors. Most of the victims were inadvertently shot above the legs due to the tense situation under which the out-numbered security personnel were operating.
The police firing evoked sharp reaction from all opposition parties, keen to capitalize on it for political mileage. The main opposition party in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
, which had backed the day long shutdown, termed the police firing as barbaric and inhuman.Ironically,the TDP leader, Mr Chandrababu Naidu himself was once a target of a naxalite assassination attempt,due to what the communist rebel's called his "Pro-rich" programmes.
Eight persons, including a woman, were killed and eight others injured, three of them critically, when police fired to quell a stone-pelting mob at Mudigonda village in Khammam district
Khammam district
Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...
as the bandh
Bandh
Bandh , originally a Hindi word meaning 'closed', is a form of protest used by political activists in some countries like India and Nepal. During a Bandh, a political party or a community declares a general strike....
turned violent.