Vijayawada, January 09, 2023: The Andhra Pradesh government Saturday constituted a one-man commission of inquiry to probe into the two recent stampedes at Telugu Desam Party (TDP) events in which 11 people were killed.
According to the order issued by chief secretary Dr K S Jawahar Reddy under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, retired high court judge Justice Seshasayana Reddy will submit his findings to the government within one month.
The terms of reference of the inquiry are: Circumstances leading to the stampedes and the persons responsible; whether there were any shortcomings in the arrangements made and any violations in the permission granted and if so persons responsible; and recommendations with regard to institutional mechanisms and safeguards to be in place in addition to the existing institutional mechanisms and safeguards so as to prevent the occurrence of such grave incidents in future according to the reports published in indianexpress.com.
Eight people were killed in a stampede at Kandukur town in the SPS Nellore district on December 28 during a meeting led by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu.
On January 1, three people were killed in a stampede at a free gift distribution programme. The tragedy occurred sometime after former chief minister Naidu had left the venue.
On January 3, the Andhra Pradesh government issued an order prohibiting political parties from holding public meetings and rallies from being held on roads, including national highways, citing public safety.
