Congress workers attack Gajwel MLA camp office; police remain mute spectators

Congress workers allegedly led by DCC president T Anksha Reddy stormed and vandalised the Gajwel MLA camp office. BRS leaders condemned the incident, blamed the Congress government and called for a Gajwel town bandh on Sunday

Siddipet: In what is apparently a premeditated action, Congress workers stormed the Gajwel MLA camp office on Saturday and ransacked it, even while scores of policemen on bandobust remained mute spectators.

The Saturday raid was orchestrated by DCC president T Anksha Reddy, who led the Congress workers who went on a rampage. They broke the main gate, tore down the curtains, damaged window panes and threw loose soil all over the place while raising slogans against BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, who represents Gajwel in the Assembly. The Congress workers were carrying the portrait of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The security staff of the building who tried to stop them were assaulted and threatened with dire consequences, even as the police watched.

As the news about the attack on Gajwel camp office spread, hundreds of BRS workers led by constituency in-charge Vanteru Pratap Reddy rushed to the building, only to be stopped by the police. After heated arguments and some jostling, the police allowed them into the building premises. The BRS leaders examined the damage and lodged a complaint with the Gajwel police demanding action against those who were responsible for the entire damage.

In the wake of this incident, the police stepped up security at Anksha Reddy’s residence and Congress party office. Meanwhile, the BRS party called for Gajwel town bandh on Sunday, to register their protest against the Congress attack. Several BRS leaders including legislator and former minister T Harish Rao condemned the attack. Harish Rao held Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy responsible for the attack on the MLA camp office.