The police on Thursday ‘deflated’ the Million March by deflating the tyres of the car which was supposed to take Telangana Political Joint Action Committee convenor Kodandaram to the Tank Bund where the massive public rally would culminate.
The police arrested Prof Kodandaram at the JAC office at New MLA Quarters even as he was getting to proceed to the Tank Bund to take part in the Million March.
The police personnel have been instructed to foil the Million March since it was denied permission.
The JAC convenor had planned to hoodwink the cops by making the short journey to the Tank Bund in the car of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Lakshmi Narayana.
The police however first deflated the air from the tyres of the car and then arrested Prof Kodandaram. Terming the arrest as ‘illegal’, Pro Kodandaram stated the government cannot curb the legitimate voice of the Telangana people by resorting to forcible and illegal arrests.
“Despite the JAC expressing its commitment that the Million March for Telangana would be peaceful, the government has sought to disrupt it by imposing restrictions and resorting to arrests,” Prof Kodandaram stated.
He added that the government cannot suppress the aspirations of Telangana people by resorting to arrests. “The Telangana leaders will not be cowed down by the government repressive measures and in fact would intensify their agitation for a separate state until the Centre introduces Telangana Bill in Parliament,” the TPJAC convenor stated.