Rajkumari held for protest before Assembly

The City Police on Monday took Telugu Desam Party MLC N Rajakumari into custody for causing obstruction to the traffic before the State Legislative Assembly.

Rajkumari was prevented by the police when she tried to stage dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the Legislative Assembly premises in protest against denial of permission to TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu to hold protest in Vizianagaram. Assembly Secretary S Raja Sadaram also denied her permission to stage protest in the assembly premises.

In protest against denial of permission, Rajkumari squatted on the main road before the Legislative Assembly raising slogans against the State Government. She told reporters that denying permission to Chandrababu Naidu to hold protest in Vizianagaram district was against the democracy.

The TDP MLC demanded that Transport Minister Botsa Satyanaryana and Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramana resign from the State Cabinet for their alleged involvement in the liquor syndicate. She said if the duo fails to resign, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy should drop them from the cabinet. Else, Governor ESL Narasimhan should intervene and take action against them, she demanded.

Rajkumari continued her dharna for about three hours which consequently led to her arrest by the City Police. She was later shifted to the Saifabad Police Station.