New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was in Hyderabad on Sunday to address two anti-CAA gatherings, was detained from Mehdipatnam as a ‘preventive measure’.
“Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has been arrested by Hyderabad police,” a tweet on the leader’s official Twitter handle read.
Hyderabad Police: Chandrashekar Azad has been detained ahead of his participation in a protest against CAA and NRC under Lungerhouse police station limits. The protesters didn’t have any police permission for the protest. https://t.co/LNdzJ6WQME pic.twitter.com/7IMtgFVoBG
— ANI (@ANI) January 26, 2020
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) students’ union members had organised a protest programme against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NPC) on the occasion of Republic Day.
“Chandrashekhar Azad will address students over CAA along with several other issues that students are facing on campuses across the country,” a report quoted a student union member as saying. They were also scheduled to read out the Preamble of the Constitution at the public meeting.
Azad also participated in a public meeting organised by the All India Dalit Muslim Adivasi Progressive Front at Crystal Garden in Mehdipatnam.
