Relief for TRS and BJP Leaders in Rail Roko Case

Hyderabad, Nov.23: Prominent TRS and BJP leaders who were facing criminal charges in connection with the rail roko program during the thick of the movement for separate Telangana state in 2011, secured relief when the court struck down the cases today. Cases were booked against leaders including the present Telangana Ministers Nayini Narasimha Reddy, KT Rama Rao and Padma Rao, and BJP leaders like Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, and MLA G.Kishan Reddy for participating in the rail roko program and disrupting the train services. The Railway Court in Secunderabad, pronouncing its verdict today, dropped al the charges against them.