Tension prevailed for some time here today when Telangana Congress workers tried to lay siege to Raj Bhavan against the alleged tapping of telephones of party leader Rahul Gandhi along with many journalists, activists, etc. For the past two days, the deployment of Pegasus spyware allegedly by the union government to bug the phones has been rocking the parliament. Congress has given a call for nationwide agitation against the tapping of phones. Telangana Congress leader marched towards Raj Bhavan as part of the call ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’.
When police thwarted the attempt of Congress activists, a few tried to jump the police cordon to tie party flags to the at Raj Bhavan gate.
In the picture above, former Secunderabad MP, Anjankumar Yadav is seen being whisked away by the police.
Leaders such as Jaggareddy MLA, Sangreddy, CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarkha, former MPs Dr Mallu Ravi, Madhu Yaski Goud have been taken into custody and shifted to Abid’s police station.