Women activists of Congress lay siege to MLA’s house in Mancherial

Mancherial: Mild tension prevailed when women activists of the Congress and members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi exchanged heated arguments at the residence of MLA Nadipelli Diwakar Rao here on Thursday. A large number of women activists laid siege to the residence of Diwakar Rao, objecting to remarks of his son Vijith Kumar against the […]

Mancherial: Mild tension prevailed when women activists of the Congress and members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi exchanged heated arguments at the residence of MLA Nadipelli Diwakar Rao here on Thursday.

A large number of women activists laid siege to the residence of Diwakar Rao, objecting to remarks of his son Vijith Kumar against the DCC president K Surekha. They staged a sit-in in front of the residence of the MLA. They raised slogans against Vijith and demanded him to tender an apology to the president.

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Meanwhile, some followers of MLA and members of the TRS party arrived at the spot and opposed the protest. They picked an argument with the agitating women. As a result, tension prevailed for a while. However, police rushed to the residence and pacified warring groups and dispersed them. They advised the activists of the Congress and members of the TRS to follow peaceful means.

Vijith during a recent press conference alleged that Surekha uses her followers in wearing her shoes, drawing ire of the members of the Congress.

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