Telangana: Congress stages protest against Bhatti Vikramarka's arrest

Telangana National Students' Union of India organised a 'rasta-roko' protest at BN Reddy Circle in Hyderabad on Tuesday after the police arrested Congress Chief Vikramarka on Monday and forcefully hospitalised him to the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).

Hyderabad: Amidst ongoing political slugfest in Telangana, Congress leaders staged a 'rasta-roko' protest against Bhatti Vikramarka's arrest and forced hospitalisation at BN Reddy Circle in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

The protest organised by Telangana National Students' Union of India (NSUI), comes after the police on Monday arrested Vikramarka and shifted him to the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in view of his deteriorating health condition.

The Congress Legislative party leader was on an infinite hunger strike since June 8, protesting against the crossover of the party's 12 legislators to Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

On June 6, as many as 12 out of 18 MLAs of the Congress met Telangana Assembly Speaker to join Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's party.