Telangana Police arrested suspended Bhartiya Janta Party MLA, T Raja Singh again on Thursday from his residence in Hyderabad. This comes days after he was released on bail on Tuesday for his controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
The suspended BJP MLA was picked up under Act No.1 of 1986 (Preventive Detention Act), police said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Hyderabad police arrested Raja over his alleged remark that was aimed at a certain religion. Later in the day, BJP also suspended him over his controversial remarks.
The BJP, in a statement, also asked Singh to respond to the show cause notice within 10 days.
What is the controversy?
On Monday, the BJP MLA released a video criticizing stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who recently performed in the city. Singh is also purportedly seen making some comments against the religion in it. Several people belonging to the community staged protests in various parts of the city on Monday night demanding Singh's arrest.
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