Police hurled teargas shells to disperse a mob hurling stones on the convoy of YSR Congress party President Ms Vijayamma at Siddipet in Medak district today who obstructed her journey to Siricilla in Karimnagar District to hold a dharna supporting weavers cause. The police in a release here said teargas shells were hurled as the mob, despite heavy security to the convoy, hurled stones and other missiles on the vehicles. The convoy, however, reached Dheeksha place peacefully and arrangements for safe return to Hyderabad were also made, the police said. Elaborate security had been provided to the convoy of Ms Vijayamma, right from Lotous Pond , the party office in Hyderabad to Siricilla in view of the opposition by TRS for her day-long Dheeksha. Police tried to track alternative route avoiding Siddipet and other trouble prone spots, but YSRC insisted on the scheduled route via Siddipet. Police said that additional forces were drawn from Mahabubnagar, Khammam, Nalgonda and Adilabad districts to prevent any untoward incident. 29 TRS Persons at Kakatiya University were taken into preventive custody in Warangal Town and watch was kept in Jangaon and Cheriyal in view of likely visit of YS Vijayamma to Komaravelly temple at Cheriyal Mandal.
At Karimnagar, two persons were arrested while attempting to burn a bus last night . In Madak 60 Persons including TRS Mla Harish Rao were taken in to custody and also taken into custody of MLAs K. Taraka Rama Rao and Gampa Govardhana Rao. UNI