Telangana leaders from Telugu Desam, TRS and BJP were taken into custody by the police as they proceeded to take part in the 'million march to Hyderabad' protest.

Police have denied permission to the march, slated to take place from 1 pm to 4 pm.

The TRS MLAs were taken into custody soon after they started marching toward the Tank Bund at Hussain Sagar lake here, the venue of the protest.

"This government cannot suppress the Telangana agitation by arrests. The people are only expressing their democratic wish," TRS MLA T Harish Rao told reporters when he and his colleagues were being taken into custody.

TDP MLAs E Dayakar Rao, senior BJP leader Ch Vidyasagara Rao and others were taken into custody near Basheerbagh.

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