Eight MIM legislators including Owaisi arrested, tension over temple
Sunday November 11, 2012 05:38:25 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Tension
prevailed in the old city of Hyderabad Sunday following the arrest
of eight legislators of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)
when they were protesting against the expansion of a temple
abutting historic Charminar.
Incidents of stone-pelting and protests were reported from
different parts of the communally sensitive old city as a
curfew-like situation prevailed in the markets around the historic
monument and in the interior areas.
MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi and four other members of the Andhra
Pradesh assembly were taken into custody while they gathered to
ask police to stop the expansion of Bhagylaxmi Temple.
The MIM leaders alleged that despite the Andhra Pradesh High Court
ordering a status quo, a canopy over the structure was put up in
the early hours of Sunday but the police remained a mute
spectator.
Akbaruddin had a heated argument with police officials and lodged
his protest over the policemen pushing him and other legislators.
The police arrested the MIM leaders and their followers and
shifted them to Bolarum police station.
Later, two more MLAs of the party, a member of the legislative
council and several corporators were also arrested.
Following the arrests, violent protests were reported from
Moghalpura, Talabkatta and other areas. Police fired teargas
shells and baton charged a mob protesting the arrests at
Talabkatta.
Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma appealed to the people to
maintain peace and not believe in rumours. The police chief said
they would implement the court orders.
The usually busy roads around the 400-year-old Charminar monument
even on Sundays were deserted with police sealing off all the
routes.
Barricades and barbed fencing were erected leading to Charminar in
view of a planned rally by some organisations to ready the temple
by Diwali.
Police intensified patrolling in the communally sensitive areas in
the old city which witnessed communal clashes a few days ago.
Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of five or more people
remained in force in areas falling under five police station
limits.
A large number of policemen including the paramilitary Central
Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rapid Action Force (RAF) were
deployed.
A curfew-like situation prevailed. Policemen checked vehicles and
frisked people.
The Bhagyalaxmi Temple Protection Committee had Saturday announced
plans to decorate the temple and perform a puja Sunday. The
committee warned that if it was prevented from doing so, a rally
would be taken out.
The committee members, including former BJP legislator Baddam Bal
Reddy, claimed that the temple was as old as Charminar and accused
police of acting at the behest of MIM.
The BJP took out a rally outside the old city Saturday to protest
what it called attempts by MIM to hurt religious sentiments of
Hindus.
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