YS Sharmila put under house arrest ahead of Gajwel trip
The Statesman|August 19, 2023
She was to have visited chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s constituency to meet with protesters
YS Sharmila put under house arrest ahead of Gajwel trip

YSRTP leader YS Sharmila was today put under house arrest by police to prevent her from going to Gajwel, the constituency of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The YSRTP leader was scheduled to depart for Gajwel today morning to meet those agitating in Teegul over being denied the benefits of the Dalit Bandhu scheme.

A miffed Sharmila performed aarti of the police personnel who arrived at her residence praying that they might be bestowed with wisdom and righteousness alleging that the police were working for the BRS party. 

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