Mr. A. Revanth Reddy, the President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and other Indian National Congress (INC) leaders were taken into custody.
On the 27th of September, the TPCC President staged a protest in support of the Bharat Bandh, called by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) against the three farm laws. The SKM called for a Bharat Bandh (nationwide strike) today, the 27th of September, Monday. The strike which started at 6:00 A.M., continued till 4:00 P.M., against the three farm laws.
Marking a year long protest against the three farm laws, the SKM called for the bandh and asked the Government of India (GoI) to revoke orders of the three farm laws. Farmers staged protests on all national highways and raised voices against the Centre. The farmers have blocked 14 national highways and have conducted a peaceful protests so far.
The three farm laws which were proposed and passed by the Central Government in September 2020 witnessed criticism and protest from farmers.
According to the farmers the three laws: Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020, would take away Mandi System and Minimum Support Price (MSP) leaving them at the mercy of corporators.
Extending the TPCC Support, Mr. Revanth Reddy staged a roadside protest in Hyderabad, without permission.
It is to be noted, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government did not support the bandh. Therefore, Mr. Revanth Reddy’s protest created a ruckus and disturbance, leading to his arrest.
According to sources, Mr. Revanth Reddy has been moved to the Uppal police station. In addition, Mr. M. Kodanda Ram, the President of the Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) and Mr. Chada Venkat Reddy, the State Secretary for the Communist Party of India (CPI) were also detained at Hayathnagar for staging a protest.
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