High Drama in Telangana After State BJP Chief Denied Permission for March; Party's State Unit Move HC Over Row

A massive row has erupted in Telangana after the city police on Sunday denied permission to BJP state chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar for the fifth phase of his ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ and for a public meeting in Bhainsa town of Nirmal district.

According to the police, the police said the situation is “communally sensitive” and cited this to deny permission to the BJP leaders, as per PTI.

The Telangana BJP also filed a petition in the High Court a day after the police denied BJP’s state president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar permission. A house motion petition has been moved in the court seeking clearance for the padayatra and the matter is to come up for hearing in the afternoon, BJP sources told PTI.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was also among the BJP leaders who were scheduled to address the public meeting today.

BJP claimed that Bandi Sanjay Kumar was stopped by the police in Jagtial district on Sunday night when he was on his way to Nirmal for the fifth phase of the foot march. They claimed that the police stopped him and he was told to return.

Condemning the police action, BJP workers soon staged several protests in several parts including Jagtial and Nirmal districts.

The Telangana BJP alleged that cops clashed with protesters and some of the party workers sustained injuries during the police action. They also demanded the state government to immediately accord permission for the march and the public meeting.

The Telangana BJP also claimed that security was beefed up at BJP Telangana President’s home.

Bhainsa town witnessed clashes between groups belonging to different communities last year and in 2020.

(With inputs from PTI)

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