WARANGAL: The BRS, fearing defeat in the upcoming Assembly elections, is using police force to suppress voices of opposition leaders, said DCC president Naini Rajendar Reddy, who participated in a dharna held at MGM circle in Hanamkonda on Monday.
The Congress called for a Maha dharna and a siege of the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC), demanding that the BRS government fulfil its promises of distributing double bedroom houses and assisting flood victims, as well as sanctioning ex gratia to family members of those who died as a result of the floods.
Starting in the morning, police department deployed a large number of police in and around the GWMC, blocking all roads leading to the municipal corporation. They also detained senior members of the Congress and stopped them from participating in the dharna. However, when police officers refused to allow them to approach close the GWMC, a huge number of Congress activists led by DCC president Naini Rajendar Reddy marched to MGM circle, a few metres away from the municipal corporation headquarters, and staged a dharna sitting on the road.
When Congress leaders attempted to enter the GWMC, police officers who intervened stopped them and arrested them before shifting them to a local police station.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajendar Reddy claimed that instead of developing city, BRS leaders encroached on lakes, ponds, and nalas, resulting in flooding and the submergence of several colonies.
Rajendar said, “Before the elections, the BRS made various promises, including the beautification of the tri-cities, the installation of an underground drainage system, the construction of storm canals, the restoration of lakes and ponds, the distribution of double-bedroom dwellings, and the introduction of an unemployment benefit. However, even after nine years in power, the BRS government has failed to keep any of its promises to the people, and citizens living in various colonies within the GWMC boundaries are suffering from a lack of basic infrastructure.”
He promised that the Congress will form the government in three months and handle all concerns concerning residents of the GWMC bounds.
E. Venkatram Reddy, N. Srinivas, K. Ravali, B. Ashok Reddy, T. Raviner, P. Raju, B. Sarala, K. Venkat, P. Satish, Md. Samaad, D. Ilaiah, G. Sadanandam, B. Sampath, and P. Rahul Reddy were present.
