HYDERABAD: The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the Congress party's student branch, attempted to lay siege to the Raj Bhavan here early Thursday to protest the Enforcement Directorate's move against party leader Rahul Gandhi.NSUI leaders and workers arrived at Raj Bhavan, the Governor's official house, at 5.30 a.m., surprising the police.
NSUI Telangana unit leaders and workers sat in front of the Raj Bhavan, raising chants against the Narendra Modi government. The police responded by arresting the demonstrators and transporting them to a police station.
Police have beefed up security around the Raj Bhavan in response to the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's (TPCC) request for a demonstration against what it claims the Enforcement Directorate's persecution of Rahul Gandhi..
To prevent demonstrators from forming a ring around the Raj Bhavan, a large number of police officers were deployed.
A. Revanth Reddy, president of the TPCC, has declared that a rally will be held from the Rajiv Gandhi statue in Punjagutta to Raj Bhavan. He urged party members to turn out in huge numbers for the demonstration and protest at the Raj Bhavan.
There is no permit for a rally or protest at Raj Bhavan, according to the police. To prevent demonstrators from gathering on the roads leading to Raj Bhavan, police have constructed barricades.
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