BJP MLA-elect Raja Singh said he and other BJP MLAs would not participate in the oath-taking event with Akbaruddin Owaisi presiding over the proceedings.
Suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh, arrested under Telangana’s Preventive Detention Act, has 101 criminal cases registered against him since 2004 including 18 relating to “communal offences”, according to Hyderabad Police
Earlier, a large crowd of protestors gathered at Shalibanda in Hyderabad over his alleged remarks against Prophet Mohammad. The police resorted to lathi charge to control the protesters.