MP demands action against Grey Hound commandos

New Delhi, Aug 23 (UNI) A senior Lok Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh today demanded an inquiry by Central Investigation agencies into the alegation of rape of eleven tribal women by the commandos of the anti-naxal "Grey Hound" group in Visakhapatnam district.

Dr Babu Rao (CPI-M) raised the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lower House.

He alleged that the Grey Hound commandos visited the Vaakkappally village in the pretext of searching for naxalites, raped 11 women sheltered in a relief camp.

Dr Rao demanded that the guilty commandos should be booked under the SC and ST Atrocities Act, and the victims should be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each.

Earlier, CPI member Prabodh Panda demanded support price for jute to protect the jute farmers of West Bengal.

He said the jute farmers, numbering nearly six million, have been in trouble due to crash in the prices.

Member N N Krishnadas wanted the government to declare support price for coconut itself, instead of copra.

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