Hyderabad, February 18 Former BRS MLA Balka Suman was arrested in the Mancherial district on Wednesday in connection with the stone-pelting incident against the convoy of Telangana Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy, police said.
Following the incident, two cases were registered against Suman and others.
Suman, a former BRS MP and former MLA, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the cases and produced before a court, which remanded him to judicial custody.
The minister's convoy was pelted with stones in the Mancherial district on Tuesday.
A police constable was injured in the incident, which occurred when the minister and other Congress leaders were proceeding to attend the election of the municipal chairperson of Kyathanpally.
Alleging that Suman's arrest was illegal, BRS Working President K T Rama Rao claimed that it was done without prior notice, and was an act of cowardice.
He also alleged that Minister Vivek Venkatswamy was influencing the election process at Kyathanpally, and that officials and police were obeying the orders of Congress leaders.
Although the people's verdict was in favour of BRS (as the largest party) in the Kyathanpally municipal election, Congress was trying to manipulate the poll outcome, he alleged in a statement.
Police officials who are now under the influence of Congress leaders will have to pay a price in the future, he said, demanding the unconditional release of Balka Suman.
However, Vivek Venkatswamy said that police and an activist were injured in the stone-throwing by BRS workers on February 17.
Although the atmosphere was peaceful, BRS workers indulged in stone-throwing, he said, adding that there were no restrictions on the BRS leaders attending the election of the municipal chairperson.