Guntur Zilla Parishad chairperson Shaik Janimun has alleged that she has been facing a threat to her life from Minister for Social Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu. Ms. Janimun said that she submitted a representation to the Superintendent of Police, Guntur Urban, seeking protection from the Minister.
She accused the Minister of threatening her with dire consequences, instigating the public at a Chandranna Runa Mela event and doing other things that interfered with her functioning. The Minister, however, said that he had never intended to harm the chairperson and in fact, supported her throughout her tenure. “Janimun is like my daughter and I will never imagine even in my dreams, to hurt her. The TDP is a party of discipline and we will resolve the issue amicably,’’ he told reporters. The war of words between the ZP chairperson and the Minister has been on for a few months. Ms. Janimun had alleged that she had been kept out of programmes in Prathipadu constituency with the Minister not bothering to inform her about the programmes. She had also expressed her anguish over the manner in which some transfers were carried out, allegedly at the behest of the Minister against her wishes. The Minister, on the other hand, said that the issues of protocol were not handled at his level.