Maganti Sunitha questions police bias, alleges Congress rowdyism in Jubilee Hills

BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha accused police of bias during the Jubilee Hills bypoll, alleging that Congress workers threatened voters and violated election rules. She also condemned Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka’s convoy visit, calling it a breach of the poll code.

Hyderabad: BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath lashed out at the police, accusing them of acting in favor of the ruling Congress during the Jubilee Hills byelection. Expressing outrage over the alleged inaction of the police, Sunitha questioned why law enforcement turned a blind eye to Congress rowdyism.

“Why should only we follow the rules when Congress leaders and goons are openly violating them?” she asked, after she was stopped from entering a polling booth at Borabanda division, to inspect the arrangements during polling here on Tuesday. She said the Congress workers were threatening voters, while the police stood silent.

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Sunitha said rowdy elements were intimidating voters in Borabanda, and ASHA workers were warned of job loss if they did not support the ruling Congress. “Is this not rowdyism?” she questioned. She had also condemned Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s visit to polling booth 120 in Siddhartha Nagar with a huge convoy, calling it a clear violation of the election code.

“How can the police facilitate it when the code is in force?” she asked.