Telangana: JP Nadda To Lead Candlelight Rally In Hyderabad In Protest Of State BJP Chief Sanjay's Arrest
Union Minister Kishan Reddy said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is taking inspiration from West Bengal and said such tactics won't work in the state
New Delhi: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay's arrest irked Union Ministers like G Kishan Reddy and other BJP leaders as they call it unethical on part of the ruling TRS government to arrest when their party leader has staged a protest on a peaceful note without breaching any Covid protocols. On Monday, Sanjay's bail plea was cancelled and he was sent in 14-day judicial remand to Karimnagar district jail.
In the aftermath of Sanjay's arrest, BJP heavily came down upon the ruling TRS government. Taking an announcement to Twitter, Kishan Reddy said that BJP National President JP Nadda to take part in a candlelight rally in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Kishan Reddy further claimed that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is taking inspiration from West Bengal and said such tactics won't work in the state. Reddy made the comment over the arrest of Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
In a series of tweets, Kishan Reddy said, "KCR (K Chandrasekhar Rao) seems to be taking inspiration from West Bengal! Such tactics won't work here. Telangana People won't let it happen. The Telangana BJP will foil any such attempts. Our people have fought the tyranny of Razakars & Nizams in the past, if need be, they'll fight again!"
The Telangana Police claimed that state BJP president was arrested for violation of Disaster Management Act during a protest on Sunday night, Reddy said, "Telangana CM KCR garu wearing a mask is a rarity! During the recent engagements in my constituency, TRS Party Ministers didn't wear masks...booking our leader falsely for Covid-19 Protocol violation isn't hypocrisy, then what is?"
"Telangana is witnessing Destruction of Democracy & absolute mockery of Rule of Law. TRS govt is scared of the growth of the party in the state. Framing of false charges & arrest of our Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay is an example of draconian tyranny of KCR Govt," Reddy tweeted.
Telangana BJP president, also a member of Parliament, was arrested on Sunday night when police foiled his protest to demand the state government to amend an order relating to the transfer of the government employees and teachers. The MP, who was kept at Manakondur Police Station overnight, was on Monday shifted to the Police Training Centre in Karimnagar town.
Earlier on Monday afternoon, BJP chief J.P. Nadda termed the arrest another glaring example of the murder of democracy and constitutional rights by the state government.
"It is yet another glaring example of the murder of democracy and constitutional rights by the Telangana government. The BJP vehemently criticises and denounces this attack on the BJP leaders and karyakartas (workers)," he had said.
A court in Telangana's Karimnagar town on Monday sent state BJP chief and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar to judicial custody for 14 days for attacking police personnel and violation of Disaster Management Act during a protest on Sunday night which was foiled by the police.
(With inputs from IANS)
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