Suspended YSR Congress Party MLA from Venkatagiri Anam Ramanarayana Reddy was placed under house arrest as he tried to lead a delegation of Telugu Desam Party leaders to Sydapuram mandal “to stop alleged illegal mining of quartz by YSRCP leaders”.
Tension prevailed at the location when the former Minister entered into heated arguments with the police, insisting that he could not be stopped from going to his home constituency of Venkatagiri. He argued that the Sydapuram police were to act only if there was any breach of the peace. He accused the policemen of following the “illegal” orders of the YSRCP leaders and said there was no space for democratic protests in the State.
