Congress's Revanth Reddy escapes house arrest to participate in protest for reducing electricity prices
India Today
Hyderabad Police placed Congress MP Revanth Reddy under house arrest to stop him from being part of the protest against electricity prices. The MP snuck out and joined the protest. Police also detained several Congress leaders.
Ahead of the Congress party’s protest against the rise in electricity prices, the Hyderabad police detained several leaders, including state unit chief and MP Revanth Reddy.
Revanth Reddy was placed under house arrest on Thursday to prevent him from protesting at the Civil Supplies Bhavan and Vidyut Soudha in Hyderabad.
A group of policemen were deployed outside Revanth Reddy's house in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills. However, ditching the police, Reddy snuck out of his house and joined the protest.
Fear of @TelanganaCMO is such police force deployed at my home more than his camp office. #FuelPriceHike#PaddyProcurement pic.twitter.com/OxkdN5P245
The Congress party has given a call to seize the Vidyut Soudha and Civil Supplies Bhavan today against the acts of both the state and central government.
