The police today prevented the ‘Chalo Assembly’ rally undertaken by the BJP and some organisations at Indira Park here and arrested BJP leaders Bandaru Dattatreya, Kishan Reddy and Lakshman in this connection. The rally, aimed at demanding the utilization of the SC, ST sub plan funds exclusively for the welfare of the SCs and STs, was nipped in the bud as police personnel in good numbers landed at the Indira Park where leaders of BJP and other peoples’ organizations had been observing fast for the last three days. The agitators were demanding the government to stop the diversion of SC and ST sub plan funds for other developmental programmes. Cadre of various political parties including BJP, CPI and CPM and caste based organizations have descended at the Indira Park to take up the rally but were effectively stopped by the police. Some activists also courted arrest along with leaders. CPI (M) politburo member B V Raghavulu later announced that the fast would continue as police have foiled their attempt to go on a rally to the assembly. UNI
