Archive · 8 Aug 2026
BJP leaders condemn arrest of Guvvala Balaraju over Mudiraj protest
A politician named Guvvala Balaraju was arrested by the police.
He used to be a member of the state assembly and is part of a political party called the BJP.
People from a community called Mudiraj were protesting, and Balaraju supported them.
The protest was about a statue of a person named Sayanna that was removed from a place called Lingala mandal.
Other BJP leaders were upset about the arrest.
One of them, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, is a minister in the national government.
He said removing the statue was unfair.
He also said arresting Balaraju shows that the Congress government is not being fair.
Another leader, Etala Rajender, said the police were too rough.
He asked for Balaraju to be set free right away.
Many people are now talking about this arrest.
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajender condemned the arrest of former MLA Guvvala Balaraju on August 7.
Guvvala Balaraju, a BJP leader, was arrested for supporting the Mudiraj community protest.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar called the removal of the Sayanna statue in Lingala mandal unjust.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the arrest exposes what he termed Congress autocratic rule.
Etala Rajender condemned the police action as high-handed and demanded the immediate, unconditional release of the BJP leader.
- Who
- Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajender, and arrested former MLA and BJP leader Guvvala Balaraju.
- What
- BJP leaders condemned the arrest of Guvvala Balaraju for supporting the Mudiraj community protest and demanded his release.
- When
- On August 7.
- Where
- Hyderabad, with the disputed Sayanna statue removal occurring in Lingala mandal.
- Why
- Balaraju was arrested for supporting the Mudiraj community protest after the Sayanna statue was removed.
- Arrested leader
- Guvvala Balaraju
- Balaraju's role
- Former MLA and BJP leader
- Arrest date
- August 7
- Condemned by
- Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Malkajgiri MP Etala Rajender
- Disputed event
- Removal of Sayanna statue in Lingala mandal
- Protest supported
- Mudiraj community protest
- Demand
- Immediate, unconditional release of Guvvala Balaraju