Hyderabad: Eight organisers of the controversial &lsquo;beef festival&rsquo; on Osmania University campus were detained, while BJP MLA T&nbsp; Raja Singh, who was opposing the the event, was arrested in the morning, the police said yesterday.
<img title="Police personnel deployed on the Osmania varsity campus. Pic/PTI " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/dec/osmania.jpg" alt="Police personnel deployed on the Osmania varsity campus. Pic/PTI " /> Police personnel deployed on the Osmania varsity campus. Pic/PTI 
A students&rsquo; group had earlier declared that it would hold a &lsquo;beef festival&rsquo; on the campus yesterday, coinciding with the World Human Rights Day, while another group also announced its plan to organise a &lsquo;pork festival&rsquo; the same day, which raised the possibility of confrontation.
&ldquo;Last [Wednesday] night, eight key members of the group that announced the beef festival today [Thursday] were arrested. As per court order, we will not allow any festivals on the Osmania University campus,&rdquo; a police official said.
Moreover, Assistant Commissioner of Police K Ram Bhupal Rao said they arrested BJP MLA from Goshamahal, T Raja Singh, as a preventive measure to maintain law and order.
The legislator had vowed to stop the &lsquo;beef festival&rsquo; and also announced that he along with other groups would perform a &lsquo;Gau Puja (cow worship) on Thursday.

Curfew-like situation prevailed on the campus with heavy police presence to prevent any untoward incident

Osmania Beef Festival: 8 organisers detained,  BJP MLA arrested

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Curfew-like situation prevailed on the campus with heavy police presence to prevent any untoward incident

Osmania Beef Festival: 8 organisers detained, BJP MLA arrested

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