Hyderabad, December 26: Women organisations staged protests near the Raj Bhavan here today demanding that the Centre should recall Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari immediately over his alleged involvement in a sex scandal.
The Women groups, holding placards and raising slogans against Tiwari, made an attempt to march towards Raj Bhavan but where prevented by the police, which acted swiftly.
V Sandhya, president of the Progressive Organisation of Women demanded the resignation of the Governor owing moral responsibility.
“He has brought disgrace to the sacred office of the governor. He should either resign on his own or the Centre should remove him,” he said.
Punjagutta police said as many as 60 women activists belonging to various organisations were taken into preventive custody.
Police deployed additional forces around Raj Bhavan to prevent untoward incidents. Roads leading to Raj Bhavan have been barricaded.
–Agencies