Hyderabad, July 16: Praja Rajyam Party chief K Chiranjeevi was arrested in Hyderabad today when he led a ”sit-in” in front of the Chief Rationing Officer”s office here, protesting the state government”s “failure” to check escalation in prices of essential commodities.
This was the first time ever that Chiranjeevi faced arrest and it was also the first time that he led a public agitation after turning to politics 11 months ago.
PRP senior leaders T Devender Goud, K Kala Venkata Rao, K P Reddaiah and others were also arrested on the occasion and taken to the Gandhinagar police station. PRP Greater Hyderabad convenor Kattela Srinivasa Yadav was among the many party workers who sustained injuries when police cane-charged them.
They were admitted to a nearby private hospital for treatment. The PRP organised a state-wide agitation programme today demanding that the state government take immediate steps to check spiralling prices of essential commodities.
Chiranjeevi led the agitation in front of the CRO”s office. Speaking on the occasion, Chiranjeevi came down heavily on the Y S Rajasekhara Reddy government for going into a deep slumber even as the prices of essential commodities sky-rocketed.
-PTI