Except for sporadic incidents of tension, the State bandh called by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) protesting the arrest of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the ‘Skill Development Scam’ case was observed peacefully all over Anantapur district, evoking a partial response from the public.
At Venkatapuram village of the district, mild tension prevailed when former Minister Paritala Sunitha led the protest with a large number of followers. Around 4:30 a.m., she started moving towards Ramagiri Center to enforce the bandh when the police took her and her supporters into custody.
In Dharmavaram town of Sri Sathya Sai district, Ms. Sunitha’s son and senior TDP leader, Paritala Sriram, was arrested when he staged a protest sporting black clothes, denouncing Mr. Naidu’s arrest.
