Telangana High Court Allows BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay To Hold Padyatra

The BJP leader, however, has been restricted from entering Bhainsa town due to sensitivity over communal issues in the town.

Telangana BJP chief allowed by HC to hold foot march ( Image Source :ABP Desam )

The Telangana BJP filed a case in the High Court on Monday, a day after the police denied permission for the fifth phase of BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar's 'Praja Sangrama Yatra' and a public gathering in Bhainsa town in Nirmal district.

Later on Monday, the High court allowed Sanjay to hold the foot march. The BJP leader, however, has been restricted from entering Bhainsa town due to sensitivity over communal issues in the town. The High Court directed Bandi Sanjay to hold the public meeting three kilometres away from Bhainsa. 

The Telangana police stopped Sanjay on his way to the public meeting at Bhainsa on Sunday night and sent him back to Karimnagar as permission was rejected due to sensitivity over communal issues in the town.

A large number of police were deployed around Sanjay's house to prevent him from leaving for Bhainsa. Tension prevailed at Jagtiyal on Sunday night when Sanjay was stopped on the way to Bhainsa, citing a lack of permission for the padayatra.

Sanjay refused to get out of the vehicle and had a heated argument with the police officials. Sanjay's supporters resisted the police's attempt to stop the convoy.

The police detained the BJP leader and sent him back to Karimnagar. The BJP workers staged a protest against the police action at Jagtiyal, Korutla, Karimnagar, and Nirmal.

The BJP leader claimed that the police initially granted permission to the padayatra but, after the arrangements were made, withdrew the same. "They are saying Bhaina is a sensitive place. Is Bhainsa a prohibited area?," questioned Sanjay.

The fifth leg of the padayatra was supposed to begin in Bhainsa. Devendra Fadnavis, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was invited to speak at the public meeting to celebrate the beginning of the rally.
The fifth phase of the walkathon will last for 20 days. According to the party's programme, it will conclude on December 17 at Karimnagar.

(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com/)