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Telugu Desam President Chandrababu Naidu on Monday morning was arrested and forcibly shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad as his health condition deteriorated due to fasting.After doctors on Sunday reported that his blood sugar level has dropped, he was forcibly admitted in Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS).Naidu has been on a protest fast since Friday against inadequate compensation package announced for farmers who suffered loss as their crops were destroyed due to heavy rains in the state.After Naidu was arrested, TDP workers have called for an indefinite strike across the state on Monday. Party of India and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supported the call.Opposition activists took to the streets in different parts of the state, stopped buses of state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) and forced closure of educational institutions and shops.Protests against Naidu’s arrest broke out in different parts of Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Guntur and other towns.TDP leaders alleged that Naidu’s son Lokesh sustained minor injuries when policemen lifted him as he tried to resist his father’s arrest. Several party leaders sustained bruises in the melee.Police were gearing up to arrest Naidu since Sunday evening as his blood pressure, sugar and sodium level fell significantly. Earlier, he rejected the appeal by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy to end his fast.Around midnight, police made an attempt to convince Naidu to call off his fast but failed. The TDP leaders also resisted police attempt to arrest Naidu around 1 a.m. by forming a human chain and locking the gates of the New MLA Quarters from inside.However, a few hours later police broke open the door and arrested Naidu and others.Related posts:
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