Following up on its previous
demand for CCTV surveillance throughout the city, the Lok Satta Party will launch a signature campaign in the twin cities to demand that the government take all measures, including installation of a surveillance network, introduction of community policing, and modernization of the police machinery, to shield Hyderabad from future terrorist attacks.
The working committee of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) unit of the party, which met on Saturday with Dosapati Ramu, President in the chair, has decided to carry on a public awareness campaign for a month, beginning with a candlelight-rally on Saturday night to mark the completion of 100 days since the Dilsukhnagar blasts.
Addressing the working committee, state Lok Satta Party President Katari Srinivasa Rao said, "The government has failed to identify and arrest the culprits responsible for the blasts so far. Moreover, it has not even lived up to its promise of installing CCTVs at all public places".
In response to a Lok Satta representation the other day, the Chief Minister maintained that the subject was still under study.
The GHMC unit also decided to study whether closure of any of the 92 Government schools in the city would inconvenience students. It decided to launch a membership-enrollment campaign until August, and to hold division-level elections subsequently. (INN)