Telangana: Congress threatens 'jail bharo andolan' if harassment of party workers not stopped by ruling TRS

HYDERABAD: The Congress has charged the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of implicating the Congress leaders in false cases to weaken the party and said they would launch a ‘jail bharo agitation’ if harassment of Congress workers is not stopped.


Led by Telangana Congress president and Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Congress leaders including Bhuvanagiri MP Komatireddy Venkatreddy, MLAs Sridhar Babu and Sitakka, former union minister Balram Nayak, ex-minister Konda Surekha, ex-MP Gaddam Vinod, ex-MLC Konda Muralidhar Rao, DCC presidents Naini Rajender Reddy, Rajaiah and others met J Raghava Reddy in the Warangal Central Prison during the 'mulakat' on Saturday.

Uttam alleged that Panchayat Raj Minister

Errabelli Dayakar Rao

was resorting to vindictive politics. “Jangaon DCC president J Raghava Reddy was arrested by the Kazipet police based on a false complaint lodged by one person T Samaiah around two months ago. Though the complainant realised his mistake and wanted to compromise, Dayakar Rao in connivance with some of the local police, got the case re-opened and got Raghava Reddy arrested. The charges levelled against Raghava Reddy were totally baseless and politically motivated, Utam alleged.

However, the police brushed aside the allegations made by the Congress leaders and action was taken against Raghava Reddy only after thorough inquiry and based on evidence.

Earlier in the day, Uttam and other leaders were stopped by the police on Hyderabad-Warangal highway where an argument took place between the Congress leaders and police. Some of the Congress workers tried to remove the barricades which led to a minor scuffle. Finally, the police allowed the Congress leaders to proceed to Warangal Central Jail.

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