Sangareddy BRS worker arrested for social media posts against Revanth

Zaheerabad police arrested BRS worker Ashok Kumar following allegations of objectionable social media posts against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Former Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi Kiran criticised the arrest, while police said action was taken based on a complaint from a Congress worker

Sangareddy: Zaheerabad police arrested a BRS worker on charges of posting objectionable content against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday. The BRS worker, Ashok Kumar (34) of Medikunda, was whisked away by plainclothes policemen in a private car while he was at a private hospital in Sangareddy town.

Ashok, a staunch follower of the BRS, reportedly exposed the Congress government’s failures on social media. Ashok recently posted about alleged encroachments into Singur FTL lands by Health Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha’s brother-in-law.

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Former Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi Kiran visited the Zaheerabad police station after learning about the arrest and met Ashok. Speaking on the occasion, Kranthi Kiran said that Congress leaders, particularly Damodara Rajanarasimha, had become intolerant when BRS cadres raised issues pertaining to the public. He alleged that the arrest was made at the behest of the Health Minister.

However, Zaheerabad police said they registered an FIR following a complaint from a Congress worker from Zaheerabad.