Chandababu, Narayana arrested

Telugu Desam Party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu and  Communist Party of India  state secretary  Narayana were arrested on Monday from different  areas  in Hyderabad for staging  protests against the rise in prices of petroleum products.

Chandrababu along with TDP activists staged a sit-in at Ameerpet Junction and  blocked the regular traffic. The TDP activists deflated the tyres of a few vehicles, which were parked on the roadside.

The police swooped on the TDP activists and arrested them along with Chandrababu  Naidu. The police shifted  Chandrababu Naidu to Banjara Hills Police Station.

On hearing the news that Chandrababu was shifted to Banjara Hills police station, the TDP  activists staged a dharna in front of the   Police Station. Later, the TDP chief was released on a personal undertaking.  

Meanwhile, at the RTC Cross Roads, CPI supporters led by their state secretary  Narayana blocked the vehicular traffic. Protesting  against the rise in prices of  petro product s they brought the traffic to a halt at the busy RTC Crossroads by lying across the road.

The  police forces descended on the spot and  arrested Narayana along with CPI supporters.