Hyderabad: The Nirmal district police stopped Telangana State BJP President Bandi Sanjay near Tatipalli in Jagtiyal Mandal on Sunday evening who is going to Bhainsa Town to start his fifth phase of Praja Sangrama Yatra from Monday onwards.

BJP planned a public meeting at Bhainsa Town, before starting the fifth phase of Praja Sangrama Yatra on Monday; the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also attend the public meeting.

Nirmal police abducted the convoy of Bandi Sanjay when he was proceeding to Bhainsa Town saying that there is no permission to take up the Praja Sangrama Yatra and to conduct the public meeting due to sensitive situation in the Town.

He evaded police and left in a vehicle of a party worker. The police then stopped him near Venkatapur in Korutla mandal. Agitated over this, Sanjay and his supporters staged a protest by squatting on the road. Police detained the Bandi Sanjay and sent him back to Jagtiyal. He claimed that police initially granted permission but after all arrangements were made withdrew the same.

They are saying Bhainsa is a sensitive place. Is Bhainsa some prohibited area, he asked. Sanjay said he was returning to Karimnagar at the request of the police and would wait till Monday afternoon. He vowed to go ahead with the padyatra. The BJP is said to be planning to approach the Telangana High Court on Monday to challenge the police order disallowing the padyatra.

The fifth phase of the walkathon is scheduled for 20 days. As per the schedule announced by the party, it will culminate at Karimnagar on December 17^th.