Hyderabad:
Congress MP L Rajagopal, who was on Monday taken into preventive custody at the Hyderabad airport ahead of his planned fast-unto-death against Telangana state, has said that he will go on
padyatra for a united Andhra Pradesh.
There are reports of violence by supporters of Rajagopal on Monday and a train was stopped in Guntur. Also a student has reportedly committed suicide in Rayalaseema region of the state.
Rajagopal was detained on his arrival from New Delhi and later taken to Pahadi Sharif police station, police said.
Supporters of Rajagopal raised slogans in support of their leader and some of them were taken into custody.
The Vijayawada MP, who has resigned his Lok Sabha seat, had demanded that the police should allow him to meet Chief Minister K Rosaiah.
Police said they have taken the MP into preventive custody as no permission was given to him to observe a hunger strike.
Rajagopal had yesterday said that he would join the movement for a unified Andhra Pradesh and against creation of Telangana.