BRS alleges deliberate road block to disrupt KCR rally in Jagtial

Balkonda MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy has accused the Congress government and local leaders of deliberately obstructing the upcoming BRS public meeting in Jagtial by excavating NH-63 just days before the event. Despite the disruption, he asserted that the rally would be a success.

Hyderabad: Balkonda MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy accused the Congress government and local leaders of orchestrating a deliberate conspiracy to obstruct a public meeting of BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao in Jagtial on April 20. He warned of legal action if an alternate diversion road was not created immediately.

Inspecting the dug-up stretch of NH-63 along with BRS district president Kalvakuntla Vidyasagar Rao on Friday, Prashanth Reddy said the road was excavated to block access for party workers travelling from Armoor, Balkonda, Korutla and Metpally to attend the meeting. He said while the road works might appear routine, the timing of excavation works just a couple of days ahead of the BRS meeting at Jagtial raised suspicion.

He said despite prior requests to first create a diversion route, the national highway authorities have dug up the road in violation of basic norms. 

“No National Highway work should proceed without an alternative route. Two years have passed since the bridge works were sanctioned, yet work began only now,” the former Roads and Buildings Minister said, questioning the timing.

He spoke to the NHAI authorities and termed the complete closure of the road without diversion as atrocious and harmful to the public. He said locals were being forced to take long detours for daily needs. He asserted that despite the hurdles, the Jagtial meeting would be a massive success.