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Naidu Restores Sitharaman Speech After Shouting Crowd

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was briefly interrupted by shouting during her October 2 speech in Madanapalle.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the crowd to sit down and resumed the programme.
District Collector Nishant Kumar said the shouting was youthful enthusiasm celebrating a INR1 lakh-crore horticulture hub and School of Agriculture.
Police and officials reported no organized protest and labeled claims of a jobs protest as misinformation.

History

Historical Context

In July 1991 Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh began liberalisation reforms that rescued India from a balance-of-payments crisis and raised foreign investment from $132 million in 1991-92 to $5.3 billion by 1995-96. Now Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are unveiling a INR1 lakh-crore horticulture hub, reflecting that legacy.

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Story summary

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was briefly interrupted by shouting during her October 2 speech in Madanapalle.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the crowd to sit down and resumed the programme.
District Collector Nishant Kumar said the shouting was youthful enthusiasm celebrating a INR1 lakh-crore horticulture hub and School of Agriculture.
Police and officials reported no organized protest and labeled claims of a jobs protest as misinformation.

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