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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
‘Paul’s arrest will harm party prospects’
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tating that he was constrained to criticise his party, former minister Dr P Shanker Rao questioned the State government as to why it arrested evangelist and Prajashanthi party founder KA Paul. He said that Paul’s arrest at this juncture would harm the interests of the Congress party. Speaking to the media at the CLP office, Dr Rao condemned the news against TNGOs’ leader Swamy Goud and clarified that house sites were allotted to gazetted officers when they were non-gazetted officers. Calling upon the people to ensure victory of the Congress party in the by-elections, Dr Rao said that he never asked anybody to invite him to participate in the campaigning for the upcoming byelections. “I repeat I am ready to participate in the by-election campaigning if invited by anybody,” he added.
he illegal gas refilling practice in Singareni Colony and the consequent disaster on Sunday sheds light on the many methods of making fast money. This trade is controlled by local mafias, a network of people that hamper the supply-demand chain of domestic gas consumption in the city for their nefarious purposes. Hyderabad is home to at least a dozen or more such thriving rackets that puts at stake the lives of innocents. In over five years, there have been more than a dozen raids on illegal gas refilling rackets. These rackets supply domestic gas to vehicles at a price higher than the normal market rate, given the frigid availability of LPG gas in the city. Areas like Indiranagar, Balanagar, RTC Nagar, Gandhinagar, Nizampet are among the many hubs of this trade in the City. The modus operandi involves a network of people who cut deals with agencies, procure cylinders and sell its contents at double the price. With no regard for safety con-
cerns, the apparatus involved in transferring the gas cylinders are crude motor pumps, specially pierced valves that perpetuate the transfer of gas from cylinders into the gas kits of vehicles. The profit margin is high and the money is made quickly. A normal gas cylinder that costs `410in the market is sold at `800, which is used to fill up the gas tanks of autorickshaws and other vehicles. Last year alone, the Hyderabad police along with Vigilance
and Enforcement and Civil Supplies Officials seized over 1,500 cylinders that were being illegally used to pump into vehicles at various parts of the City. Sub inspector S Shekar Reddy of Saidabad police station said, “An FIR has been booked in connection with Sunday’s gas explosion under Section 337 and Section 338. Investigations are on.” MS Seshagiri Rao, assistant supply officer said, “They earn over five times the actual
amount of the gas cylinder and make a clean cut out of the profit while putting people’s lives at stake. Criminal cases under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act will be booked against them.” The demand for these cylinders sold secretly has gone up as the availability of gas at petrol stations is limited. Cashing on this, the trade continues to thrive especially in the slums of the City where palms are greased and every one benefits.
Desi life with a foreign touch COMMUNITY Anubha K Singh anubha.k@postnoon.com
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hey are just a handful in number now as compared to a few decades ago. The Anglo-Indian community living in the twin cities are also nicknamed Little England. Old timers from the community say that more youngsters are looking for greener pastures abroad — a major reason for the community’s dwindling population in the City. “The priorities of the youth have changed now. The old timers used to work in either railways, army or in the mechanical sector but now youngsters are more interested in call centre jobs, computers, IT Sector and teaching. Youngsters from the society are also settling abroad for a better future,” said Maria Cook, a community member. Nevertheless, they make their presence felt in the City’s diverse culture. Anglo-
Indians are a fun-loving and vibrant community. However, the move by the State government to ban wine making at home has angered Hyderabad’s Anglo-Indians, who have been brewing red wine — a tradition that they are very popular for — at their homes for generations during the Christmas season. However, today many Anglo-
Indian households refrain from doing so due to the prohibition by the excise department. They say it costs about `150 to `200 to make a litre of wine at home, but wine of the same quality in the market is priced at `600 per 800ml bottle. “We have more than 60 branches all over the nation and our community members
from other cities like Chennai, Kolkata and other cities make wine at home. However, in Hyderabad some people from the community started selling wine throughout the year and commercialised it. Due to the greediness of a few, the whole community is now suffering,” Waren La Touche, president, Anglo Indian Association, Twin Cities. There are nearly 2,000 Anglo Indian families residing in the City, mainly in the Secunderabad and Lalaguda areas. “While we still love to celebrate festivals the Western way and value our culture, at the same time we are Indians. Christmas and New Year are our major festivals but we also celebrate Holi and Diwali too,” said Sandra, a community member. The only association of the community conducts monthly meetings and gatherings during festivals, which gives them an opportunity to interact with other community members. Of late, intercommunity marriages are also becoming common.