B.Gurunatha Reddy, YSRCP party member said that it is illegal to kill YSRCP member and still arresting the concerned party member. TDP government is planning to surpass YSRCP party completely, he opined.  

In Ananthpur district, Rapthaadu, YSRCP member Shivaprasad Reddy was murdered and the TDP leaders considered that Gurunatha Reddy to be a part of this murder and took him into custody on Sunday at 2 PM. 

Murdering YSRCP member and arresting us is illegal 

Speaking to the media, Gurunatha Reddy said that he is been arrested according to a plan of TDP. I'm not opposing this arrest. I will support the police to take me into custody, the result will anyway be known later. He explained that he reached Rapthaadu after 30 minutes of the murder and I am between the SP, DCP and some other police. I did not even utter anything over there. There is a confusion state on the day of murder and without any proper proofs, how can they arrest me, he questioned.    

I don't have gun men :

Killing Prasad Reddy in government office itself is a mistake and how could they corner me further, this is nothing but to surpass our party completely, Reddy said. I don't even have gun men and away from all these faction politics, Jagan Mohan Reddy decided to meet Governor on Monday to discuss about the issues happening in the state, and it is completely illegal to arrest a party member, just before a day, he further added. 

Bundh at Ananthapur on Monday :

Opposing the arrest of former MLA Gurunatha Reddy and Rapthaadu constituency party leader Thopudurthi Chandrasekhar Reddy, YSRCP leaders and members decided to participate in strike and 'Bundh' in Ananthapur. Chandrasekhar Reddy was taken into remand on Sunday night.

By Phani