Maganti Sunitha slams Congress for voter intimidation, irregularities in Jubilee Hills bypoll

BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha alleged that Congress was rigging votes and intimidating voters in the Jubilee Hills byelection. She claimed rowdy elements were being used to threaten people and accused Congress leaders of bribing voters with biryani packets containing cash

Hyderabad: BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha on Tuesday alleged that the ruling Congress was rigging votes, intimidating voters and unleashing rowdy elements across the Jubilee Hills constituency during the ongoing byelection. She urged voters to step out in large numbers and exercise their franchise to keep criminals out of the constituency.

Speaking to the media, Sunitha said voters were being threatened not to step out of their homes if they were not inclined to vote for the Congress.

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“Rowdy sheeters are roaming freely. People are being threatened that they would not be allowed to move out if they do not vote for the Congress. Is this democracy?” she asked, urging the police to act impartially.

The BRS leader said she was being followed by groups of men wherever she went, calling it an attack on a woman’s dignity and an attempt to intimidate her.

“Wherever I go, a gang of around a hundred people is following me. The police have remained silent spectators. Is it a crime to be a woman in politics?” she questioned.

She also criticised Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and MLA Beerla Ilaiah for their continued presence in the constituency despite the model code of conduct being in force.

“What is the Election Commission doing while non-local Congress leaders and rowdies camp here openly?” she asked.

Sunitha alleged that Congress leaders were bribing voters by distributing biryani packets with Rs 5,000 cash hidden inside. “People are living in fear. But after the 14th, I will expose every one of these rowdy elements,” she warned.