: The police, on Tuesday night, swooped on the fast unto death camp set up by the left parties-led Prathyeka Hoda Sadhana Committee (PHSS) even as Chalasani Srinivas, president, Andhra Intellectuals Forum, formally announced that he was calling off his protest.
All those fasting at the camp near the MRO office here, were shifted to the government general hospital where they are being treated.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao visited Mr. Srinivas, who was taken to Hyderabad on Wednesday, at the instance of Anantapur MLA Prabhakar Chowdary.
He accepted lemon juice offered by the Minister. .
The PHSS and the intellectuals’ forum launched the protest three days ago.
The protest turned violent on the second day when activists of the CPI and people demanding Special Category Status to the State, tried to lay a siege to the BSNL office. Mr. Srinivas was forcibly taken to the hospital from the camp as his blood sugar levels dipped to dangerous levels.
Furniture ransacked
On Tuesday, activists of the CPI and the Aam Aadmi party staged a protest opposite the office of the Income Tax department, but some among them barged into it and ransacked the furniture.
The police remained mute spectators given the overwhelming presence of the protesters.
All those fasting at the camp near the MRO office shifted to government general hospital
