Tensions flare up between Congress leaders Danam Nagender, Vijaya Reddy

Tensions flared between MLA Danam Nagender and GHMC corporator Vijaya Reddy during a Congress constituency meeting in Khairatabad. A verbal clash broke out over protocol violations. This is the latest in a series of conflicts between the two leaders’ camps

Hyderabad: Tensions flared once again between Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and GHMC corporator Vijaya Reddy, daughter of the late former minister P. Janardhan Reddy, during a Congress constituency-level meeting held at Lake View, Banjara Hills, on Saturday.

The meeting, convened to discuss issues pertaining to the Khairatabad constituency, was attended by Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi, party examiners, and other senior leaders. Vijaya Reddy and her supporters arrived late to the venue. When invited to speak, the corporator handed the microphone to her supporters, allowing some of them to address the gathering. This drew objections from Nagender’s camp, which insisted on following party protocol.

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The disagreement escalated into a verbal clash, with both factions raising slogans against each other, disrupting the proceedings. District Congress Committee (DCC) president Rohin Reddy intervened and appealed for calm, warning of disciplinary action against those violating party decorum. Despite his efforts, heated exchanges continued for some time.

Eventually, Nagender invited Vijaya Reddy to speak, after which the meeting resumed, albeit behind schedule.

This was not the first time tensions erupted between the two leaders. A similar incident occurred recently during the fine rice distribution at fair price shops, when their supporters clashed over the absence of Vijaya Reddy’s photos on banners at the event.