Tension prevailed in Amaravati capital region on Wednesday as police foiled a 48-hour hunger strike called by High Court advocate and JaiBheem Bharat Party chief J. Sravan Kumar in support of local farmers who were staging an agitation against the State government.
Along with Mr. Sravan Kumar, police arrested a total of 21 persons at Thullur in Amaravati, and released them after a while.
Mr. Sravan Kumar and his supporters visited Thullur in support of the ongoing agitation by the Amaravati farmers when the police swooped down on them and placed them under arrest.