BRS leaders allege harassment after late-night task force raid in Zaheerabad

The BRS has accused the Congress of political harassment after police raided leader Devi Prasad’s residence in Zaheerabad during a late-night meeting. The party claimed the move was aimed at disrupting preparations for upcoming municipal elections.

Sangareddy: A police task force raided the residence of BRS leader Devi Prasad in Zaheerabad while he was holding discussions with other BRS leaders, MLA K Manik Rao and former DCMS chairman Malkapuram Shiva Kumar, on Saturday night.

The searches reportedly continued until 2 am on Sunday, but the police did not find anything. The BRS leaders accused the Congress Party of using the police to harass them, claiming the move was prompted by the Congress sensing a BRS victory in the Zaheerabad municipal elections.

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According to party sources, the three senior leaders had assembled to discuss preparations for an election campaign meeting of former minister T Harish Rao, scheduled to be held on Monday.