Kapu Agitation

Reservations for Kapus: Embarrassment for TDP, a chance at political resurgence for Mudragada

Whether or not Mudragada Padmanabham manages to get Kapus on to the BC list, he is sure to regain lost political ground and become politically relevant again.

Telugu Desam’s tryst with reservations has always been political

When it comes to Andhra Pradesh, the advent of Telugu Desam Party has given a new dimension to the reservations. Telugu Desam’s founder and then Chief Minister NT Rama Rao, who trampled the Congress under his feet in his electoral debut in 1983, understood that his party had enjoyed an unstinted support from the Backward Classes (BCs).

Kapu agitation: A politics of discontent and affirmative action

On a silent Sunday, Tuni, a small town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh witnessed a massive agitation by the Kapu community for 'reservation' that turned violent leading to destruction of public property and caused grievous injuries to the police and railway personnel.

Security measures upped as police reinforcements are sent to tackle Kapu agitation in East Godavari

Elaborate security arrangements have been made today and reinforcements sent to East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, where a stir by Kapu community members seeking reservation under Backward Class category turned violent.