Andhra BJP to hold protest today against arrest of state party chief

Condemning the house arrests of BJP state president Somu Veerraju, the Andhra BJP has called for a 'Chalo Amalapuram' protest which is scheduled to be held on Friday at 10 am. Veerraju and other party leaders were put under house arrests when they were on their way to a temple in East Godavari district.

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 'Chalo Amalapuram' protest which is scheduled to be held on Friday at Amalapuram town in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district.

Party's state vice president Vishnu Vardhan Reddy condemned the house arrests of BJP state president Somu Veerraju and other party leaders who were on their way to a temple in East Godavari district.

Challenging the state government, he said, "The YSRCP government can not stop the party workers with house arrests of leaders. The BJP workers will hold a 'Chalo Amalapuram' programme against the YSRCP government on Friday at 10 am."