<p>Rajagopal was detained on his arrival from New Delhi and later taken to Pahadi Sharif police station, police said.<br /><br />Supporters of Rajagopal raised slogans in support of their leader and some of them were taken into custody.<br /><br />The Vijayawada MP, who has resigned his Lok Sabha seat, had demanded that the police should allow him to meet Chief Minister K Rosaiah.<br /><br />Police said they have taken the MP into preventive custody as no permission was given to him to observe a hunger strike.<br /><br />Rajagopal had yesterday said that he would join the movement for a unified Andhra Pradesh and against creation of Telangana. <br /><br />Rajagopal resorted to hunger strike in the police station in protest against his arrest.<br />Earlier, a tense situation prevailed at the airport when Rajagopal arrived from Delhi with pro and anti-Telangana supporters raising slogans against each other.<br /><br />Meanwhile in Vijaywada, the Road Transport Corporation authorities decided to cancel all its rural and city services after Congress MP L Rajagopal was taken into preventive custody this morning ahead of his proposed fast-unto-death.<br /><br />Sudhakar, Deputy Traffic Manager of APSRTC Vijayawada, said that the Police Commissioner advised the officials to suspend all the services, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at bus stations.<br /><br />Shops and educational institutions also remained closed in the district.<br />SRR and CVR Government College Principal C Vijaya Babu said that though they have not recieved any communication from the Government for declaring a holiday, they decided to close down as a precautionary measure.<br /><br />Congress leaders took out rallies in the city at various places to protest Rajagopal's custody.</p>
<p>Rajagopal was detained on his arrival from New Delhi and later taken to Pahadi Sharif police station, police said.<br /><br />Supporters of Rajagopal raised slogans in support of their leader and some of them were taken into custody.<br /><br />The Vijayawada MP, who has resigned his Lok Sabha seat, had demanded that the police should allow him to meet Chief Minister K Rosaiah.<br /><br />Police said they have taken the MP into preventive custody as no permission was given to him to observe a hunger strike.<br /><br />Rajagopal had yesterday said that he would join the movement for a unified Andhra Pradesh and against creation of Telangana. <br /><br />Rajagopal resorted to hunger strike in the police station in protest against his arrest.<br />Earlier, a tense situation prevailed at the airport when Rajagopal arrived from Delhi with pro and anti-Telangana supporters raising slogans against each other.<br /><br />Meanwhile in Vijaywada, the Road Transport Corporation authorities decided to cancel all its rural and city services after Congress MP L Rajagopal was taken into preventive custody this morning ahead of his proposed fast-unto-death.<br /><br />Sudhakar, Deputy Traffic Manager of APSRTC Vijayawada, said that the Police Commissioner advised the officials to suspend all the services, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at bus stations.<br /><br />Shops and educational institutions also remained closed in the district.<br />SRR and CVR Government College Principal C Vijaya Babu said that though they have not recieved any communication from the Government for declaring a holiday, they decided to close down as a precautionary measure.<br /><br />Congress leaders took out rallies in the city at various places to protest Rajagopal's custody.</p>
