Hyderabad, May 10 -- All India Youth Federation (AIYF) State General Secretary Kalluru Dharmendra and State President Dr Syed Wali Ullah Quadri on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged arbitrary preventive arrests carried out by the state government and police in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Telangana and Hyderabad.
In a statement, the AIYF leaders alleged that the preventive detention of leaders from youth and civil society organisations fighting for democratic rights was unconstitutional and against democratic principles.
They criticised the state government for allegedly using the police machinery to suppress voices raising public issues, stating that such actions reflected "dictatorial tendencies."Expressing...