Telugu Desam President, Nara Chandrababu Naidu has been arrested at Dharmaram village on Andhra-Maharashtra border. He is arrested by Maharashtra police when he tried to visit controversial Babli project. TDP leaders were taken to Dharmabad ITI in Naded district. One should appreciate Nanded SP for managing the tense situation in a cool manner.
TDP president started his “Babli bus journey” from Assembly Bhavan in Hyderabad and reached Dhrmaram village (Andhra-Maharashtra border) by 1:30 PM. He tried to cross border at around 2:15 PM but Maharashtra police denied permission. He sat on the road for 1 hour and police finally arrested Chandrababu Naidu at 3:23 PM.
Traffic was disrupted and high tension atmosphere was prevailed in the Andhra-Maharashtra border since morning.
Many TDP leaders like P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Devender Goud, E. Dayakar Rao, M. Narsimhulu, Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy, Nama Nageswara Rao, P. Ramulu and Venugopala Chari etc. also participated in the Yatra. Nagam Janardhan Reddy is conspicuous by his absence. Most of the Telugu Desam MLAs participated in the Yatra.
Comment: Babli bus Yatra is the best political move by TDP president after a long time. In one shot, he visited Telangana area without any problem and also succeeded in gaining political mileage. TDP candidates are struggling in many segments in the by-elections due to strong Telangana segment. But, this bus yatra may partially help TDP candidates in Sirpur, Mancherial and Chennur Assembly by-elections in Adilabad district where Telugu Desam party has strong base.
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