A delegation of CPI(M) city leaders, led by party State
secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao and city secretary R. Raghu,
made a visit to the Satavahana College premises and registered
their protest against what they called privatisation of the
aided college.  They demanded takeover of the 30-year-old
college by the government to provide educational opportunities
to the middle and lower middle class students and those from
weaker sections. The leaders submitted a memorandum to the
college principal.  Speaking to the reporters on the occasion,
Mr. Babu Rao said that 5.10 acres of Satavahana College and the
infrastructure there would cost nearly Rs. 70 crore in today's
value and such highly valued property should not be allowed to
go into the private hands.  The CPI(M) leaders also spoke to
several existing students who recounted their list of worries
and doubts regarding the status of the Satavahana College. The
leaders asserted that their party would not keep quiet and would
organise an agitation to safeguard the