BRS leaders placed under house arrest despite High Court permission for Yuva Sangrama Sadassu
The BRS alleged that police placed several of its leaders under house arrest despite the High Court permitting the Yuva Sangrama Sadassu in Hyderabad. The party termed the action unconstitutional and demanded the immediate release of the detained leaders.
Hyderabad: Despite the High Court granting permission for the BRS party’s “Yuva Sangrama Sadassu”, the police are placing several leaders under house arrest and preventing them from participating in the programme.
The BRS is conducting the meeting at Saroornagar on Saturday to highlight the Congress government’s failure to fulfil the promises made to the youth. Initially, the police had denied permission for the meeting, but the High Court eventually granted permission.
However, the police are still not allowing senior leader and former Minister P Sabithaindra Reddy and BRS General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar to participate in the meeting. They have been placed under house arrest.
“I strongly condemn the police action of placing former Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and senior BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar under house arrest,” BRS MLC Shambipur Raju said.
Detaining leaders even after the High Court granted permission is against the spirit of the Constitution and disrespects the judiciary. It is unfortunate that the government, which is responsible for implementing court orders, is acting against the rules, he said.
“In a democracy, every political party has a constitutional right to hold peaceful meetings and gatherings. Police attempts to suppress this right amount to trampling upon democratic values,” Raju added.
The government must immediately explain the detention of the leaders despite the High Court’s permission. Police officials should immediately release the leaders, who have been illegally placed under house arrest, he demanded.
