Tension prevailed in Hyderabad after BJP and Congress workers clashed during rival protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and demonstrations in Delhi. Police intervened with a lathi charge, detained leaders from both parties and brought the situation under control.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy stayed away from Rahul Gandhi's protest in New Delhi and the Congress' "Chalo Lok Bhavan" demonstration in Hyderabad, even as party leaders across states joined nationwide protests against the detention of students and Opposition leaders