TRS, BJP activists asks MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi to shout ‘Jai Telangana’ slogans.
Hyderabad: Scores of pro-Telangana protesters stopped MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi near Kothur Jahangeer Peeran Dhargah in Mahbubnagar district on Thursday and demanded that he shout ‘Jai Telangana’ slogans.
The MLA was stopped twice by the protesters, mainly students, in the village. Police had to be sent in to disperse the agitators. The MIM has been favouring the Rayala Telangana proposal, which includes two districts of Rayalaseema region in the new state of Telangana, which staunch supporters of Telangana state are opposing.
The local police say the MLA should have told them he was going to visit the dargah. “We were not informed about the arrival of the MLA. The issue could have been avoided if we had got intimation and were alert,”?said Kothur sub-inspector of police Ch. Raju.
The incident occurred around 10 am as Akbaruddin was proceeding towards the dargah. The agitators surrounded his vehicle and told him they would not allow him to proceed until he shouted the ‘Jai Telangana’ slogan. After a heated argument, the MLA to ok another route to the dargah.
However, the persistent group turned up at the dargah too and tried to stop him from leaving. Akbaruddin justified the MIM’s stand on Rayala Telangana, but the protesters were not impressed and the police had to finally disperse the crowd and allow the MLA to leave for Hyderabad.
( Source : dc )
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