Amaravati, April 17 -- Amid heightened tensions over the alleged death of cows in the state, former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy staged a protest on Thursday by lying down on the road after police denied him permission to visit the TTD Goshala.

Leaders from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YRS) Congress Party have intensified their protest while standing firm on the allegations against the TTD and the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), claiming that around 100 cows have died due to poor maintenance at the TTD Gaushala in Tirumala.

"The coalition government prevented Bhumana from going to the TTD cowshed. Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, MP Gurumurthy, former Deputy CM Narayana Swamy, Bhumana Abhinay Reddy, Chevired...