NEW DELHI: In a high voltage drama in incident on Friay, a man climbed atop tower near Metro Bhawan demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh, attracting the attention of several people who gathered below, before police and fire personnel pursuaded him to get down.
The man, identified as Uma Mahesh Reddy (25), a native of the state, had a banner that read, "AP need special status (sic)".
It took police and fire brigade officials almost three-and-a-half hours to convince him to come down, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said.
The man finally climbed down at 3:25 pm, he added.
A senior official from the Delhi Fire Service said a fire tender was rushed to the spot after they received a call at 11:45 am.
A political battle over the special category status to Andhra Pradesh had resulted in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) walking out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
Last week, the TDP had moved a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha over the issue, although the move was defeated.