Anti-Modi protests: Narayana, several CPI leaders arrested across Telangana

HYDERABAD: Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) National Secretary K Narayana was arrested along with other party leaders and activists after their protest against Modi's visit was foiled in front of the CPI office on Saturday.

While resenting the police action, Naryana criticised the Centre for its anti-people and anti-Telangana policies and said that Modi had no right to be the prime minister.

Speaking to the media, Narayana said that their office was besieged by the police and alleged that the police had forcibly snatched away after storming their office. He claimed that it was the right of political leaders to protest against the government, even during a visit of the Prime Minister, for failing to deliver on development promises.

The CPI leader took a dig at the Centre for not allocating the funds to the Kaleshwaram project and mulling the privatisation of Singareni collieries. He said that it was bad on the part of the BJP to poach MLAs of the ruling party in the state.

Narayana also found fault with the Centre for inviting the Chief Minister with a nominal letter while giving priority to Pawan Kalyan, the Jana Sena leader. He said that he would write to the Chief Minister about the police atrocities on the CPI leaders.

Meanwhile, several other CPI leaders were taken into preventive custody across the state to foil their anti-Modi protests. Senior CPI leader Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao and AITUC leader Sitaramaiah were arrested in Ramagundam while Farmers Association State General Secretary Pashyapadma was kept under house arrest in Hyderabad. AIYF leader Valli Ulakadru was arrested in Warangal respectively.

Several CPI leaders were also arrested in Hyderabad.