He demanded their immediate release, accusing the Congress government of using authoritarian tactics to suppress dissent and prevent the BRS leaders from attending a crucial public hearing on environmental impact assessment
Police forces have surrounded Bhupal Reddy's residence in Nalgonda, and there have been attempts to arrest other former MLAs and representatives of various public organizations, political leaders, and environmental activists
OWLS), an NGO, in association with VSS, former DFO K Purushotham and village Sarapanch Dabba Kavitha organised a signature campaign at Devanur village and collected more than 500 signatures against mining