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Over 300 BJP activists including its leaders were taken into preventive custody in Hyderabad on Monday when they were on their way to state assembly as part of “Chalo assembly” programme protesting against price rise of essential commodities in the country.
Andhra Pradesh unit of BJP organised ” chalo assembly” programme to protest against skyrocketing prices of food grains including edible oil,sugar and pulses.
BJP senior leaders M Venkaiah Naidu,Rajiv Pratap Rudy,national secretary N Indrasena Reddy,state unit chief Bandaru Dattatreya and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) President Chintala Ramachandra Reddy were among those taken into custody by police who were leading the “chalo assembly” programme from Bagalingampalli here.
The protestors marched towards assembly raising anti-government and Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy slogans from Bangalingampalli.
However,a large number of police deployed near Himayatnagar stopped them,as assembly was in session,and took them into custody.
The detained leaders and workers were taken to YMCA ground under Narayanaguda police station limits,police officials said,adding that they were later released.
