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3:00 PM – TRS MLAs to start as a rally from state assembly to Indira Park
2:00 PM – Samara Deeksha starts at Indira Park. Thousands of activists still under arrest.
1:15 PM – As hundreds of activists reach Indira Park breaking police cordon, state government give permission to Telangana Samara Deeksha
1:05 PM – That’s the spirit of Telangana. A family came to Indira Park to participate in Telangana Samara Deeksha along with their kid. The police have used excessive force on this family and arrested them. You can see the father shouting “Jai Telangana” slogans with his son in his hands.
1:00 PM – Several students injured in police attack in Osmania University
12:50 PM – Ratnamala arrested at Indira Park
12:45 PM – Several hundreds of activists now near Indira Park
12:30 PM – BJP state president Kishan Reddy sits on a protest deeksha at party head office
12:00 Noon – Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy says she need some time to decide on permission to Samara Deeksha
11:30: AM – Police fire tear gas at students in Osmania University
11:05 AM – TJAC Chairman Prof Kodandaram and other leaders start to Indira Park as a rally
11:00 AM – TRS MLAs try to do deeksha in front of Gandhi statue within state assembly. But Assembly marshals obstruct them. Situation tense.
10:15 AM – TRS MLA KTR arrested at New MLA Quarters.
10:00 AM – TRS leader Swamy Goud arrested near state assembly. Sent to Kanchan Bagh PS
9:45 AM – Police encircle busstands and railway stations in 10 districts of Telangana. Stop all activists and students from proceeding to Hyderabad deeksha
9:30 AM – BJP activists to go as rally to Indira Park from their office
9:15 AM – Police move out media vehicles from Indira Park area
8:45 AM – Thousands of Telanganites arrested in 10 districts of Telangana
8:30 AM – TNGOs coming from Nizamabad in 10 vehicles arrested
7:40 AM – Osmania University tense as student JAC calls for “Chalo Raj Bhavan today
7:30 AM – Situation tense as thousands of students and activists arrested in 10 Telangana districts
While Undavalli Arun Kumar’s Rajamundry meeting did not require any police permission, AP state government denies permission to Telangana Samara Deeksha. Do we need anymore proofs of the discrimination that happens in AP?