Police prevent Naidu’s convoy from going towards APTDC site at Rushikonda in Vizag
The Hindu
The TDP president planned to visit the site where tourism cottages were demolished for construction of new ones
Chaos prevailed on the National Highway when Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s convoy was stopped by the police for a brief while, at Yendada, near here, on Thursday evening.
Mr. Naidu had come on a two-day visit to the north Andhra region on Wednesday. After addressing a public meeting in Srikakulam, he had returned to the city last night.
On Thursday evening, Mr. Naidu was proceeding to Tallavalasa village, near here, to participate in the ‘Badhude, Badhudu’ programme of the party to protest against the “anti-people” politicies of the YSRCP government.
At Yendada, he planned to take a detour towards Rushikonda and visit the APTDC site, where the APTDC cottages were demolished for construction of new ones.
The police stopped the convoy saying it had no permission to visit the APTDC site. Mr. Naidu tried to talk to a police official, but the latter said permission was given only for the meeting, and declined to allow the convoy towards Rushikonda. Later, the convoy was allowed to proceed towards the meeting venue.
Meanwhile, a large number of party workers, who gathered outside the GITAM campus, near Rushikonda, were whisked away by the police in autorickshaws.
Telugu Mahila leader V. Anita and others protested against the arrest of the party workers, who had come to welcome Mr. Naidu and not to stage any protest. They alleged that the police, who had no time to protect women and ensure Law and Order in the State, had come in large numbers to arrest the TDP workers.
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