A bandh called by the BRSV in Mancherial district to protest the arrest of BRS leader Balka Suman progressed peacefully, with shops and schools closed and police deployed at key points. BRS leaders accused Labour Minister Dr G Vivek of attempting to capture the Kyathanpalli municipal chairperson.
BRS district president Balka Suman and three others were remanded to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Kyathanpalli municipal chairperson row. Police cited unlawful assembly and rioting charges, while a BRS–CPI bandh in the town remained peaceful
