Telangana Congress leader and Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency candidate T Jeevan Reddy came under attack after slapping a woman during the campaign in Armur Assembly segment. The incident caught on camera showed the former Minister slapping the woman. The video was also widely circulated on social media on Friday.
In a village within the Armur Assembly segment, an incident unfolded during a campaign involving the Congress candidate and other leaders. Allegedly, Jeevan Reddy, the candidate, slapped a woman, a labourer under the rural employment guarantee scheme, after she expressed her intention to vote for the 'flower' symbol in the upcoming May 13 election, according to a report on IANS.
The woman voiced her disappointment, stating that despite voting for the Congress in the recent Assembly elections, she has not received her pension. P. Vinay Kumar Reddy, who unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election from Armur, accompanied the Congress candidate during the incident.
Several BJP leaders shared the video on X and condemned the act of the Congress leader.
Armur is among the seven Assembly segments falling under the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency. In the upcoming election, the Congress has nominated Jeevan Reddy to contest against the incumbent MP D. Arvind from the BJP.