Former MLA N Diwakar Rao, who along with ex Bellampalli MLA Durgam Chinnaiah, leaders Vijith Rao and many others took part in the event, rebuked the police for preventing them from conducting the programme
He claimed that he had struggled for rights of the miners and played a vital role in introducing several laws for the welfare of the miners. He recalled that he had participated in Telangana movement.