Telangana police uses force to disrupt the protest, arrests state BJP president B Sanjay Kumar
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy has strongly condemned the arrest of the state president and criticized Police and Telangana government for using excessive force.
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Using excessive force, Telangana police brutally attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and arrested BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar when they were protesting against the state government's order.
It comes after BJP president B Sanjay Kumar announced a ‘jagarana’ at his office from 9 pm on Sunday to 5 am on Monday to protest against a state government order regarding the introduction of a zonal system in the allocation of jobs.
However, before the protest could be staged, police reportedly reached the MP office of Kumar and removed the party workers. They removed tents and chairs, disconnected the power supply to the sound system, and switched off the lights while trying to disrupt the protest.
Brutal and Inhuman arrest and physical assault on Telangana state bjp chief Bandi Sanjay. pic.twitter.com/FD2A5NQdI5
— Tarun Chugh (@tarunchughbjp) January 2, 2022
For nearly an hour, they used brute force, and when it did not help, they brought in gas cutters and began working on the gates. As the number of party workers kept increasing, the police began sending in jets of water from fire tenders through the grill gate in a bid to prevent the workers from resisting their attempts to break in.
The police also used lathis and dispersed the crowd several times. Interestingly, even Karimnagar Commissioner of Police P Satyanarayana also lathi-charged the crowd. Several workers were severely injured.
Telangana police manhandles BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar because he was leading a protest in solidarity and support of government teachers and employees, who are demanding revocation of GO 317. Several BJP workers, including women, have been arrested.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 2, 2022
TRS is losing it. pic.twitter.com/gHP8JwJVIT
The BJP leaders alleged that men police dragged also women workers to the police vans against the rules. According to the police, they took the action against party workers as they were not permitted to hold protests amidst rising cases of Covid-19.
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy has strongly condemned the arrest of the state president and criticized Police and Telangana government for using excessive force. In a tweet, he said, "The suppression of protests & opposition voice continues under the autocratic rule of KCR. Strongly condemn the arrest of BJP Telangana President Sh Bandi Sanjay Kumar at his MP camp office."
Referring to the protest carried out by Kumar, he also remarked that protests and dissent in support of people's issues play an integral part in democracy and that the leaders, as people's representatives, strive for them.
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