Police took CPI (M) leaders into custody, prevented protests, foil ‘Chalo Lok Bhavan’
Police in Vijayawada detained several CPI (M) and SFI leaders to prevent a planned 'Chalo Lok Bhavan' protest. Authorities cited Section 30 of the Police Act to justify the restrictions and the deployment of additional forces.
Why it matters
This reflects the state's use of preventive detention to manage political dissent and public order during planned demonstrations.
Police took many CPI (M) leaders into preventive custody to foil the ‘Chalo Lok Bhavan’ programme proposed by the Left parties and their affiliated unions in Vijayawada on Saturday (October 10, 2026).
Alleging irregularities in SIR and extending support to the agitation planned at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, leaders of CPI (M), CITU, Students Federation of India (SFI) and other unions gave a call for ‘Chalo Lok Bhavan’.
However, the NTR Commissionerate Police said there was no permission for protests planned by CPI (M) and other parties as Section 30 of Police Act, 1861, was in force.
Additional forces were deployed at the houses of the leaders and at all major junctions in Vijayawada as a precautionary measure.
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