BJP leaders detained during protest march towards Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad

Police stopped a BJP protest march towards Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad and detained several party leaders amid tight security. Mild tension prevailed during the demonstration, while a television channel reporter sustained injuries after a stone was allegedly hurled.

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at the BJP State office in Nampally when party workers attempted to take out a rally on Tuesday to condemn the sit-in protest staged by Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Delhi.

BJP State leaders tried to march towards Gandhi Bhavan to stage a protest. However, police personnel, who had barricaded the road leading to the Congress party office, stopped the rally and took several BJP leaders into custody. They were later shifted to a nearby police station.

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The police had made elaborate security arrangements in front of Gandhi Bhavan to prevent any untoward incident.

Meanwhile, a reporter of a television channel covering the protest sustained injuries after a stone was allegedly hurled during the demonstration. He was shifted to a private hospital for treatment.