Several Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders in Hanamkonda and Warangal were placed under house arrest or taken into preventive custody ahead of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka’s scheduled visit to Hanamkonda district on Wednesday, according to a report by Telangana Today.
Former government chief whip and former MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar was placed under house arrest at his residence in Waddepally. The report said the action was taken before Bhatti’s programme, which includes the foundation stone ceremony for a Telangana Public School building, the inauguration of a private hospital and a meeting with MLAs from the erstwhile Warangal district.
Former Kakatiya Urban Development Authority chairman Marri Yadava Reddy and several BRS leaders from the Kazipet division were taken to Hasanparthy police station, Telangana Today reported. The report described the action as preventive custody but did not specify the grounds cited by the police, how long the detention was expected to last or whether any formal cases had been registered against those detained.
Former corporator Dasyam Vijay Bhaskar was arrested when he went to meet the detained leaders, according to the report. Former corporator Soda Kiran, Warangal West constituency coordinator Puli Rajinikanth and BRSV district president Bairapaka Prashanth were also arrested.
The detentions place policing around an official government programme at the centre of the latest political developments in Hanamkonda and Warangal. The reported actions involved current and former local political office-holders, including former corporators and a former urban development authority chairman, linking the incident to the administration of public programmes and political activity in the city region.
Bhatti’s scheduled visit includes events involving public infrastructure and local institutions. The Telangana Public School foundation stone ceremony concerns a proposed school building, while the private hospital inauguration involves a healthcare facility. The Deputy Chief Minister was also scheduled to meet MLAs from the erstwhile Warangal district.
Telangana Today’s report did not include a response from the police or the detained BRS leaders explaining the reasons for the preventive action. It also did not state whether the leaders were released, whether the house arrest continued after the visit or whether the arrests would lead to further legal proceedings. The next reported milestones are Bhatti Vikramarka’s scheduled programmes in Hanamkonda district and his meeting with legislators from the erstwhile Warangal district.
