Kapu leader vows to continue agitation for quota

Visakhapatm, Feb 1: Kapu leader Mudraguda Padmabham on Monday said the Kapus’ agitation will continue till they are included in the list of backward classes and provided reservation. Padmabham announced that he will go on fast unto death in four to five days. “I will continue the fast even if I am jailed,” he told reporters at Kirlampudi in East Godavari district. He had led a massive protest at Tuni on Sunday and gave a call for rail and road blockade. The protestors set fire to a train, two police stations and several vehicles. Padmabham said they had been fighting for justice for several years and made it clear that their agitation would remain peaceful. (IANS)