Hyderabad: Telangana police detained Congress leaders under house arrest on Tuesday wee hours on the Telangana Formation Day. The protest, also known as Deeksha, was planned by the state unit of Congress party to highlight their allegation that Telangana Rashtra Samithi government in the state did not take up works of various irrigation projects which were sanctioned during Congress rule before state formation.

Telangana PCC Chief Uttam Kumar Reddy, Bhongir MP Komat Reddy Venkat Reddy, Former Alampur MLA Sampath Kumar and MLA Vamshi Chander Reddy were under house arrest. The congress leaders are planned to go irrigation project sites, in protest of the KCR government’s irrigation policy.

However, Uttam Kumar Reddy argued with the police officials at his house pointing out that he is an MP and cannot be detained like this and that he will complain about it to the judiciary, following which he was allowed to move out of his house. After this, he went to Gandhi Bhavan in Nampally and hoisted flag there and from there left to Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project, as planned earlier. Meanwhile, Bhongir MP Komatireddyreddy Venkat Reddy also followed suit and argued with the police deployed in his house, convincing them that he will not take out any protest but will just visit the SLBC. He was also allowed to move out of the house along with former minister and Congress senior leader K Jana Reddy and they proceeded towards the SLBC.

He condemned the arrests of Congress leaders across the state and criticized the government over it and demanded that the government not hinder peaceful activities.