Decreasing.. Chicken betting with politicians.. Rs. changed hands. above 300 crores
Cock racing is going on in East Godavari and West Godavari districts. Kodi Pandelu conducted enthusiastically saying that when we are with the leaders then who will stop us. MLAs, MPs and leaders have started the cock race. As a result, the ban on chicken racing has become intolerable. With this, MLAs, MPs and notorious leaders entered the field and the police and bureaucracy remained in the role of spectators. Chicken races were held in East Godavari and West Godavari districts as well as Krishna, Guntur and Chittoor districts. On the first day together Rs. It is estimated that an amount of more than Rs 300 crore has changed hands. But its major part is in East and West Godavari districts.
Despite the approval of the High Court
There is a High Court ban on chicken betting. Top officials and police officers of the district reached here. Gambling games like cock racing and gundata are not allowed and a warning has been issued to stop them immediately. In such a situation, CI, SI and MMARV visited the villages at the divisional level and made announcements.
However, the CI and SI of the police department went a step further and destroyed the weights installed for the cock race. This time there will be gambling games like Cockerel and Gundata, but not full publicity. But what happened? Then, gambling games like cockfighting and goondat were organized on a larger scale than before. The police and officials who started running two days before the Bhogi festival have given up on it a day before the Bhogi festival.
leaders who started
Kakinada MP Tangela Udaya Srinivas, Kakinada Rural MLA Pantam Nanaji, Kakinada Rural TDP in-charge Satyanarayana Murthy, Pithapuram TDP in-charge Verma, Kottapet MLA Bandaru Satyananda Rao, Mamidikuduru MLA Datala in Ummadi East Godavari district. Subbaraju YCP MLC Bommi Israel, former MLA Chelli Vivekananda, Gopalapuram MLA Muppidi Venkateswara Rao and others entered the fray and started chicken betting.
Apart from this, West Godavari district Assembly Deputy Speaker Raghuram Krishnaraju, former minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, Eluru MP Mahesh Kumar, former minister Karumuru Nageswara Rao and others participated in these programs. Former minister Karumuru Nageswara Rao expressed his anger at the police for stopping the YCP protest in Tanuku. Comedian Krishna Bhagwan watched the competitions with interest.
Rupee. above 300 crores
Not only poultry but also hooliganism, poker, medicine, feasts and spills were organized on a large scale. On the first day of the three-day festival around Rs. It is estimated that bets worth Rs 300 crore were made. In West Godavari districts alone Rs. It is estimated that an amount of more than Rs 100 crore has changed hands. Cock races were organized on a large scale in Bhimavaram and Undi mandals. He organized big baaru at Pedamiram, Sisli, Aibhimavaram, Taderu, Kalagampudi, Golavanithippa and Tadepalligudem. Each bet was worth up to Rs 25 lakh. At some places, entry fees were charged in lakhs. That is, entry into the chicken bet only after depositing a certain amount.
A grand celebration of Pandala Jatara was organized at Ummadi in East Godavari district. Chicken races were held in 1,140 bars in Ummadi district. First day with cock fight, goondat and kotata worth Rs. It is estimated that bets worth more than Rs 175 crore were placed. Tents were set up where the weights were kept. The audience danced vigorously amidst the feast and entertainment.
Chicken races were held 300 times in East Godavari district, 410 times in Kakinada district and 430 times in Konaseema district. In areas like Rampachodavaram, where there are cockfight stalls, bottles of liquor sold by Cooldricks were also sold in the open.
Chicken races were also organized at Pulivendu in Cuddapah district. Pulivendula TDP in-charge B.Tech Ravi went to Barula and investigated it. Chicken races were organized across Prakasam district. Cock racing continued wildly in Krishna district. Cock racing was going on in full swing in Guntur district also. Meanwhile, a large number of Telugu people from many neighboring states including Telangana came to participate and watch the chicken race.
-Jagadishwar Rao Jarajapu, Hindustan Times Telugu
