Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary and Member of the A.P. Legislative Council N. Lokesh was taken into preventive custody in Srikakulam on Sunday (August 21) morning when he was on his way to visit Palasa to meet the party leaders and activists, who were up in arms against Minister for Animal Husbandry Sidiri Appala Raju’s s alleged harassment and misuse of police and revenue administration.
Mr. Lokesh, who was also scheduled to attend a marriage at Pathapatnam, was not allowed to enter Srikakulam town, leading to protests by the party leaders and activists.
The leaders who had gathered at the entrance of Srikakulam to welcome Mr. Lokesh were shocked with he was detained though the situation was normal in Srikakulam.
