Sobha yatra peaceful

The Veera Hanuman Vijaya Yatra, a rally organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Nirmal district headquarters town, on Wednesday passed off peacefully. The event was significant in the backdrop of the recent communal incident, which had created tension in Nirmal town.

Police gave conditional permission to the procession, disallowing use of digital music and large religious flags. There was heavy police deployment to prevent any untoward incident.

Earlier in the day, Housing Minister A. Indrakaran Reddy accused Opposition parties for the communal tension, saying that they intended to gain politically from it. He appealed for peace and assured people that those responsible for communal incidents and other violence would be brought to book.