TIRUPATI : Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly N Chandrababu Naidu staged a sit-in protest inside the arrival lounge of the Tirupati airport at Renigunta on Monday as police sought to detain him and prevent his entry into the temple town. Naidu arrived at Tirupati airport from Hyderabad to take part in a protest in Tirupati against the high-handed actions of the local civic authorities. On Sunday, the Tirupati Municipal Corporation officials allegedly ransacked a tea stall belonging to a TDP leader, whose wife was contesting the March 10 election. Having denied permission for the protest, the Tirupati Urban police sought to detain the TDP president at the airport. "Detention of the Opposition leader is nothing but trampling the civil liberties.

Source: Mint March 01, 2021 06:45 UTC