Tension at Telangana Bhavan | Hyderabad, July 2 (Maxim News): Tension prevailed outside Telangana Bhavan after police arrested senior BRS leader and former minister T. Harish Rao, along with BRS leader R.S. Praveen Kumar, during a protest on Thursday.
The arrests triggered high drama as hundreds of BRS leaders and supporters followed the police convoy through the city.
Soon after the leaders were taken into custody and placed in a police vehicle, party workers gathered in large numbers and formed a convoy behind the police vehicle. Raising slogans against the Congress government and the police, the supporters vowed to remain with the leaders until they were taken to their destination.
Tension at Telangana Bhavan | Police Change Routes as BRS Workers Follow Convoy
With BRS workers closely tailing the convoy, senior police officials repeatedly changed the vehicle’s route to prevent supporters from reaching the destination. The location where Harish Rao and R.S. Praveen Kumar were being taken was not disclosed by the police.
The police vehicle carrying the detained leaders continued moving across different parts of Hyderabad for nearly an hour, creating uncertainty over the place of detention.
Reacting to the confrontation, Harish Rao said, “Why do you issue a #challenge yourselves and then become afraid?” as he engaged in a heated exchange with #policepersonnel.#HarishRao #BRS #Telangana #PoliticalNews #Police #BreakingNews #INDToday pic.twitter.com/q1Np6naQPj
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Despite the repeated route changes, BRS workers continued to follow the convoy, refusing to disperse and insisting they would remain with their leaders.
The arrests and the subsequent police operation intensified the political atmosphere in Telangana, with the BRS accusing the state government of suppressing democratic protests. Police have not yet issued an official statement on the reasons for the repeated route changes or the detention location.
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