The protests by aspirants to the posts of police sub-inspector (SI) on Thursday intensified with the active participation of MLAs from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) - Etala Rajender and Harish Rao.
The protestors were demanding that the government cancel the written test across the state until the Free Zone issue was resolved.
The SI aspirants, raising slogans against the indifferent attitude of government to find a solution to the issue, took out rallies at Uppal crossroads and Secunderabad station.
The agitators resorted to sit-in agitations and staged "rasta rokos" disrupting traffic. They also raised 'Jai Telangana' slogans.
Etela Rajender and Harish Rao condemned the stubborn attitude of the government and its failure to solve the Free Zone issue.
The MLAs demanded deletion of CLAUSE 14 (F) from the Presidential Orders to prevent injustice to Telangana candidates. They demanded that Hyderabad be made the VIth zone.
As the situation got out of control due to the presence of the TRS leaders and increase in the vociferous demands by the SI aspirants, the police arrested the MLAs and shifted them to nearby police station.