Congress protest near KCR’s farmhouse leads to clashes; KTR and Harish Rao detained
Clashes erupted between Congress and BRS workers during a protest near former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao's farmhouse in Siddipet. Police detained several BRS leaders, leading to accusations of political bias and state-sponsored targeting of the opposition.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the volatile political climate in Telangana and the increasing friction between the ruling party and the opposition.
Tension prevailed for several hours near the farmhouse of Bharat Rashrta Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at Erravelli in Siddipet district on Tuesday as Congress workers and Dalit organisations attempted to march towards the premises as part of a “Chavu Dappu” (funeral drum-beating) protest.
The protest was organised against alleged derogatory remarks made against Dalits by BRS leaders. Congress MLAs Vemula Veeresham and Veerlapally Shankar also joined the protest.
Scuffles broke out between BRS workers and protesters at some checkpoints, while the police also stopped hundreds of protesters, who, later staged a demonstration several hundred metres from the farmhouse, beating drums and raising slogans. A few police personnel reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Former Gajwel MLA and former Siddipet DCC president Tumkunta Narsa Reddy, who was injured in the scuffle, was shifted to NIMS.
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