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TDP shutdown in Andhra Pradesh over Naidu's arrest | The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has called for a shutdown across Andhra Pradesh on Monday to protest the arrest of its chief, Chandrababu Naidu. Naidu was arrested along with 75 other politicians, including MPs, state legislators and former ministers, by
Maharashtra Police on Friday for violating prohibitory orders. They were taken
into preventive custody as they tried to visit the Babli Dam in Maharashtra to
find out whether that state is grabbing more than its share of water from the
River Godavari. Naidu claimed he was there only to inspect the contentious Babhali
Barrage project and to fight for Andhra's fair share of water. Several educational
institutions, cinema halls, petrol-filling stations and markets are likely to
remain closed today. Amidst concerns over the controversial project, TDP leaders
want to see the Babli project ahead of their July 23 meeting with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh. An all-party delegation from Andhra Pradesh is expected to meet
Dr. Singh this Friday. |
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