Etela Rajender fined by Railway Court

Hyderabad, May 25: The Telangana Finance Minister Government Etela Rajender has been fined Rs 2,300 by Kazipet Railway Court Judicial First Class Magistrate P Srivani.

Etela won from Huzurabad Assembly constituency. Huzurabad is the revenue division in Karimnagar district.

According to the details, The verdict comes after the minister agreed that obstructing the trains during the Telangana Massive Movement is against the law.

It is known that Etela Rajender actively took part in the Telangana Movement along with Chief Minister KCR and other activists. As a part of their protests, under his leadership then activists blocked the trains in the Uppal Railways Station, located in Warangal at that time. He has organized 'Rail Roko' along with others.

After hearing the two cases against the Eteala Rajender, the Magistrate fined him Rs 1,500 for his 'Rail Roko' protest on December 6th, 2009, and Rs 800 for his protest on September 7th, 2012. A similar fine has been slapped on others who took part in the 'Rail Roko' protest on the respective days.