On Saturday, YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) president Y.S. Sharmila continued her indefinite fast at her Hyderabad residence, protesting the denial of police permission for her padyatra.
She and her mother, Y.S. Vijayamma, kept the fast at their Lotus Pond residence in upscale Banjara Hills.
A large number of police officers remained stationed around their home. Sharmila claims that the police are preventing the party’s leaders and workers from reaching her home.
The YSRTP leader stated unequivocally that she would maintain her fast until the police granted permission for the padyatra. Sharmila was detained by police on Saturday after she sat fasting at Dr. Ambedkar’s statue at Tank Bund in the city’s heart. She was dropped off at her residence.
She and her supporters began the fast on a road near their home. She was detained once more and forced to move into the house. After that, the YSRTP leader began her fast in the house. Her mother joined her in solidarity as well.
On Saturday, several YSRTP leaders and workers were arrested and taken to police stations. A. Somanna, the party’s spokesman, became ill at the Bollarum police station. He was taken to the police station.
Sharmila had previously claimed that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao was stifling the voices of dissent that rose up against his autocratic and corrupt rule.
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“It is deplorable to note how a person sitting in the seat of a chief minister can be so dictatorial, rather than be reasonable and fair. Our padyatra is a mission to expose tyrannical rule and a platform for the hapless people to air their concerns and problems. The padayatra has never failed in maintaining camaraderie and peace, all along its 3,500 km of journey, adhering to law and order and within the democratic setup,” she said.
She claimed that KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, and his party members realized that the padyatra had completely exposed their flaws and foul games.
“YSR Telangana Party is today a threat to KCR and his BRS and they have bitterly turned against us, having realized this changing course of public opinion, steered by YSR Telangana Party. There have been continuous attempts to scuttle the yatra and demoralize us? If you are not scared of the changing public mood and the growing strength of YSRTP, then why these attacks?” she asked.
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