<p>The indefinite fast by YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in a jail here to oppose Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation entered the fifth day Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chanchalguda Central Jail officials said he was refusing to take food. Doctors said his glucose level had come down. However but blood pressure and sugar levels were normal.<br /><br />If Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, continues his fast, he may be force-fed by the jail authorities. Action is also likely to be taken against him for violating the Prison Act.<br /><br />The jail officials said Jagan went on fast without informing them in writing. The prison authorities Wednesday informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court about Jagan's hunger strike.<br /><br />The trial court had granted special category prisoner status to Jagan. Informed sources said Jagan may lose the privilege he is enjoying under the category.<br /><br />Jagan, in jail since May 2012 on corruption charges, is demanding the centre not to bifurcate the state if it can't do justice to all the regions. <br /><br />The party alleged that Congress Working Committee (CWC) took the decision to carve out Telangana without ensuring justice to the other regions of the state.<br /><br />Meanwhile, police arrested YSR Congress activists near the jail as they reached there to show solidarity with their leader.</p>
<p>The indefinite fast by YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in a jail here to oppose Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation entered the fifth day Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chanchalguda Central Jail officials said he was refusing to take food. Doctors said his glucose level had come down. However but blood pressure and sugar levels were normal.<br /><br />If Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, continues his fast, he may be force-fed by the jail authorities. Action is also likely to be taken against him for violating the Prison Act.<br /><br />The jail officials said Jagan went on fast without informing them in writing. The prison authorities Wednesday informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court about Jagan's hunger strike.<br /><br />The trial court had granted special category prisoner status to Jagan. Informed sources said Jagan may lose the privilege he is enjoying under the category.<br /><br />Jagan, in jail since May 2012 on corruption charges, is demanding the centre not to bifurcate the state if it can't do justice to all the regions. <br /><br />The party alleged that Congress Working Committee (CWC) took the decision to carve out Telangana without ensuring justice to the other regions of the state.<br /><br />Meanwhile, police arrested YSR Congress activists near the jail as they reached there to show solidarity with their leader.</p>