Hyderabad, Aug. 22 -- Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchander Rao on Friday alleged that he was detained by the Moinabad Police while en route to the Secretariat to protest against the State government over various public issues in Greater Hyderabad.

Rao, who was reportedly touring Chevella, said he was detained while heading towards the protest site. He also shared images from the protest on the social media platform X.

"In the context of calling for a siege of the Secretariat over public issues in Greater Hyderabad, the police arrested me at Moinabad while I was on a tour in Chevella," Rao said.

The BJP leader hit out at the Congress-led State government, accusing it of failing to address key civic problems.

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