The YSRCP MLAs, including party's honorary president Y S Vijay Lakshmi, were arrested by the Hyderabad City Police when they staged a protest near Gate No. 1 of the State Legislative Assembly.
The YSRCP MLAs came out of the Assembly after they were suspended from the House, for a day, for disrupting the proeceedings to stall debate on Telangana Bill.
However, they were taken into custody when they attempted to stage a road blockade near Ravindra Bharathi.
The MLAs were then taken to the Goshamahal Police Station.
Making a mention in the House, TDP MLA Dulipalla Narendra condemned the arrest in the House.
Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was on the chair when he made this mention.
However, Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy made a statement clarifying that the YSRCP MLAs were arrested near Ravindra Bharathi for disrupting the traffic movement and not in the Assembly premises.
Reacting to the minister's clarification, TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu said that they got information that the YSRCP MLAs were arrested near the Assembly's media point. (INN)
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