Top Telangana BJP leaders kept under house arrest
The Hindu
TS BJP leaders incl. Ex-Minister Rajender house arrested to thwart tour to check double bedroom houses. Union Minister Kishan Reddy condemns illegal arrests. MLC N. Ramchander Rao & G. Secys. Pradeep Kumar taken to police stations. Kishan Reddy questions govt. action & tardy scheme implementation.
Telangana State (TS) senior BJP leaders including former minister and newly-appointed election campaign committee chairman Eatala Rajender and others were put on house arrest to thwart the proposed tour to Batasingaram to check double bedroom houses on Thursday morning amid rains.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G. Kishan Reddy is slated to lead the tour and he has condemned the Government for the illegal arrests or confinement of top leaders to their houses.
Former MLC N. Ramchander Rao was also placed under house arrest while general secretaries such as D. Pradeep Kumar and others were taken to police stations.
Mr. Kishan Reddy in a tweet questioned the government action and said it only reflected high handedness with an effort to cover up tardy implementation of the scheme