N. Chandrababu Naidu, the President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on the 12th of November, criticised the Andhra Pradesh Government and police in Nandyal suicide case.
Recently a Muslim family residing in Nandyal district of Kurnool committed suicide.
According to a video shot by rhe family viral on social media platforms, the family of Abdul Salaam was harassed by police.
In regard to this incident, the TDP President conducted a press conference and held the AP Police and the YSRCP Government solely responsible for the joint suicide of the whole family of Abdul Salaam in Nandyal in Kurnool.
Mr. Naidu said that the Minority family’s suicide was just a culmination of the series of non-stop atrocities being committed against the Backward Class (BCs,) the Scheduled Castes (SCs,) the Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Muslim Minorities under the Jagan Reddy’s ‘Police Raj’. He said it was only after the Nandyal police terrorised and mentally tortured Salaam that he lost all hope of any chance for him, his wife and his two children to live peacefully any longer. Their deaths seemed like an ‘animal sacrifice’ to the diabolical rule.
The TDP chief said that the ruthless harassment in the form of false cases and oral threats drove the Muslim family to end their lives. Prior to his death, Salaam told his mother-in-law how the police threatened to send him to jail once again and also warned of sending one policeman to visit his wife everyday after he was put behind the bars. His mother-in-herself clearly stated this. Salaam was first implicated in a false robbery case and sent to jail. He came out of jail after 42 days and tried to earn his livelihood by driving an autorickshaw. Again, another false case was filed and Salaam was called to the police station where he was terrorised.
Chandrababu Naidu described the Nandyal suicide as ‘highly disturbing’ and said the psychological blackmail and torture tactics of the police led to the ghastly incident is an outcome of the YSRCP rule.
This was reflective of the inefficient and insensitive rule of Jagan Reddy, who has been discriminating and oppressing all sections of people from the Opposition leaders to members of the public. The Government and the police tried to suppress Salaam case as just a suicide. If his mother-in-law did not release the selfie video taken before suicide, this incident would not have come to light. It was only after the TDP tweet on the incident that the Government initiated action against the guilty officials.
Terming it as a murder of the Salaam family, Chandrababu Naidu demanded the Government to order for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to bring the facts. The incident was very pathetic going by how the whole family underwent mental turmoil and even took the selfie video before ending their lives. Salaam’s wife was a graduate and was working as a teacher in a private school. Their family was well placed and had no reason to commit suicide. Complete loss of trust and confidence in the system pushed them to commit the extreme step. The YSRCP regime has systematically destroyed and shaken the people’s confidence in the Constitutional institutions with all sections of people being gripped by a sense of insecurity and uncertainty now.
Naidu termed it as a Government murder and demanded the dismissal of the CI and the Head Constable directly respnsible for abetting the family suicide. The local DSP should also be suspended. If the DGP fails to act even now, it would lead to further erosion of trust in the system and such atrocities would continue to be repeated. Two IPS officers supervised Salaam case but they could not make up a proper case which eventually led to filing a faulty remand report. The guilty policemen came out on bail within 12 hours. In the East Godavari molestation attemp case also, the police acted highhandedly leading to the suicide attemp by Sattar. Even after this incident, the accused persons became bold to continue their harassment of Sattar family.
The TDP Chief warned the Jagan Mohan Reddy regime of serious consequences from the public if it does not mend its ways in order to restore law and order in the State.
Meanwhile, the YSRCP Government announced an ex gratia of Rs. 25 lakhs to the survivor and relatives of the Nandyal Suicide Dase Case family.
Stay tuned for further updates.
