The Gudivada Town police on Wednesday arrested the local MLA and the TD leader, Mr Kodali Venkateswara Rao alias Nani, municipal chairman, Mr Lanka Dasari Prasada Rao, vice-chairman, Mr S. Chandrasekhar, TD town president, Mr Y. Srinivas, two councillors Mr Surapaneni Ajay and Ms B. Kotamma and five others for destruction of three foundation stones laid for construction of roads and other works in Gudivada town. The TD leaders were later released on bail. The TD functionaries staged a dharna in front of the One Town police station protesting against the arrest of MLA and other leaders and demanded that they be released immediately.
The minister for animal husbandry, Mr K. Parthasarathy, had laid the foundation stones on October 12 for developmental works in the town.
The TD leaders alleged the civic officials violated protocol and did not invite them to the programme.
The angry MLA and other TD leaders destroyed the stones on Wednesday. They asked the municipal officials why their names were ignored on the stone. They objected to the inclusion of names of former ministers and other Congress leaders.
The municipal officials replied that the Congress leaders laid the foundation stone and the civic authorities were not involved in the event.
The former minister and Congress leader, Mr Kathari Eswara Kumar, lodged a complaint with the police that the MLA and others vandalised the foundation stones and damaged public property. The MLA and others obtained bail after filing a petition.
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