NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Madhavi Latha on Tuesday alleged that Pakistani citizens were casting illegal votes in Telangana with the backing of political parties including Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and AIMIM.
In a post on ‘X’, Madhavi Latha claimed that these citizens were using forged documents to avail loans, posed a threat to national security, and were possibly linked to terror activities.
She urged the Centre to intervene immediately, cancel such citizenship, and order a CBI probe into the matter.
"Pakistani with fake Voter IDs in Telangana are illegally voting since 2018, backed by political parties like Congress, BRS, and AIMIM. They use forged documents, cheat women through 'Love Jihad,' take huge loans, and threaten India's national security, possibly involved in terrorist activities. Immediate action demanded: cancel citizenship, launch CBI probe, and hold corrupt officials accountable," Madhavi Latha wrote on ‘X’.
Earlier on July 26, Telangana Police had detained Madhavi Latha and several other BJP leaders while they were protesting at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, alleging that the state government had demolished a temple in the area.
Accusing the state government of hurting public sentiments, she said she was not allowed to stage a peaceful protest.
"The state government demolished a temple and hurt the sentiments of the people. They are not allowing me to protest silently," Latha told ANI.
"The temple was built on government land... They demolished the temple late last night," she added. Police personnel were seen removing her from the protest site and escorting her into a police vehicle.
Madhavi Latha had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Hyderabad seat against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
The BJP leader secured a total of 3,23,894 votes but lost to Owaisi, who won with 6,61,981 votes—a margin of 3,38,087.
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