Telangana BJP president detained during bypolls

November 03, 2022 08:57

Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president Bandi Sanjay staged a protest demanding that non-locals and Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders should be sent out of the Munugodu constituency, where the bypolls are being conducted today.

Sanjay, who was on the way to Munugode as TRS leaders were not leaving the bypolls constituency in Munugodu, was stopped by the police on the Vijaywada Highway in Abdullapurmet on Wednesday night.

Initially, police stopped Bandi Sanjay's convoy at Malakpet then at Vanasthalipuram and finally, he was shifted to Abdullapurmet Police Station.

Additionally, the Munugodu assembly constituency BJP candidate K Rajgopal Reddy staged a protest on Wednesday night demanding the Returning Officer (RO) and Nalgonda Superintendent of Police (SP) to take immediate action on TRS leaders who have come from outside to Munugodu for campaigning.

Reddy along with his cadre marched to the RO office in Chundur of the Munugodu assembly constituency.

The BJP leader alleged and questioned why the police and EC officials are allowing TRS leaders who are not voters of Munugodu to stay back as they are influencing the voters in villages. -- ANI

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