Politician Jagan Mohan Reddy, who had been on a hunger strike for five days to protest against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, was forcibly moved to a hospital on Wednesday night and force-fed amid concerns about his health. (First pics)
The YSR Congress chief was forcibly given fluids at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), doctors said.
Before being escorted away from the spot outside his office where he had been fasting, Mr Reddy told a large crowd of supporters that "2014 will be a referendum" on the Centre's decision to carve out the Telangana state. (Track LIVE updates)
Doctors had said the 40-year-old was severely dehydrated and had low levels of sugar, but he refused to end his fast.
In Delhi on Wednesday evening, Jagan's mother, Vijayamma, met BJP president Rajnath Singh, triggering speculation that an alliance between the two parties is a work-in-progress. Recently, Mr Reddy, who was released last month from jail and is being investigated for corruption, praised the BJP's candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, as an efficient administrator. However, he urged the BJP leader to demonstrate his commitment to secularism.
Since Mr Reddy took charge of the YSR Congress party in 2011, he has proven that he is an emerging force in regional politics with strong performances in local elections.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that an alliance with Mr Reddy could be considered by his party after the national elections are held. But Mr Reddy has been less kind towards the party that his father belonged to.
Over the weekend, he targeted its president Sonia Gandhi for the decision to split Andhra Pradesh into two because "someone wanted their son to be Prime Minister." The reference was to her son, Rahul, and to the recurring criticism that the Congress wants to create a Telangana state for dividends in the national elections, due by May.
The YSR Congress chief was forcibly given fluids at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), doctors said.
Before being escorted away from the spot outside his office where he had been fasting, Mr Reddy told a large crowd of supporters that "2014 will be a referendum" on the Centre's decision to carve out the Telangana state. (Track LIVE updates)
Doctors had said the 40-year-old was severely dehydrated and had low levels of sugar, but he refused to end his fast.
In Delhi on Wednesday evening, Jagan's mother, Vijayamma, met BJP president Rajnath Singh, triggering speculation that an alliance between the two parties is a work-in-progress. Recently, Mr Reddy, who was released last month from jail and is being investigated for corruption, praised the BJP's candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, as an efficient administrator. However, he urged the BJP leader to demonstrate his commitment to secularism.
Since Mr Reddy took charge of the YSR Congress party in 2011, he has proven that he is an emerging force in regional politics with strong performances in local elections.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said that an alliance with Mr Reddy could be considered by his party after the national elections are held. But Mr Reddy has been less kind towards the party that his father belonged to.
Over the weekend, he targeted its president Sonia Gandhi for the decision to split Andhra Pradesh into two because "someone wanted their son to be Prime Minister." The reference was to her son, Rahul, and to the recurring criticism that the Congress wants to create a Telangana state for dividends in the national elections, due by May.
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