Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao was arrested at Moinabad while heading to the Secretariat to protest against the Congress government’s failure to address farmers’ grievances. BJP workers staged protests, while Union Minister Bandi Sanjay strongly condemned the arrest.
Farmers from Narayanpur village in Mahabubabad district were detained after staging a protest at the Secretariat demanding removal of forest categorisation from their land records.