Revanth Reddy taken into preventive custody ahead of TRS meet,

Telangana Congress Working President A Revanth Reddy, who had given a bandh call to protest against TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s public meeting in Kodangal assembly constituency, was taken into preventive custody early Tuesday.”He (Revanth) has been taken into preventive custody in view of apprehension of disturbance of public order and breach of security,” Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Jitender told PTI.”He will be released (later) during the day,” he said.He was picked up from his residence in Kodangal town of Vikarabad district early this morning, police said.Revanth, the Congress candidate for Kodangal constituency had called for a shutdown to protest against Rao’s scheduled meeting at Kosigi in the assembly segment this evening.Revanth’s wife, Geeta accused the police of breaking open the doors of their house and forcibly taking away her husband to an “unknown location”.
Many of his followers were also taken into custody from different locations.The incident drew sharp criticism from Congress which alleged that the caretaker chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was acting like a CM of a state “under emergency.””The caretaker chief minister (KCR) is showing authority more than a regular chief minister. We are condemning the incident.Though he is only a caretaker chief minister, he is performing duties as though it (state) was under emergency,” AICC spokesperson S Jaipal Reddy told reporters here.AICC In charge of Telangana RC Khuntia, who was present at the press meet said Rao was afraid of Congress leaders and foisted false cases against them.