Hyderabad, February 17 Congress leader and Telangana Labour Minister G Vivek Venkataswamy's convoy was allegedly attacked with stones in the Mancherial district on Tuesday, police said.
A police constable was injured in the incident, which occurred when the minister and other Congress leaders were on their way to attend the election of the municipal chairperson of Kyathanpally.
Police used mild force to disperse BRS workers who allegedly obstructed the minister's convoy.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, a police official said.
Vivek alleged that former BRS MLA Balka Suman and party cadres attacked his vehicle, resulting in injuries to a police constable and a Congress worker during the municipal chairperson election.
BRS Working President K T Rama Rao alleged that Suman and other party leaders were attacked by Congress "goons".
Vivek said he and his son, MP G Vamsi Krishna, had gone to Kyathanpally to participate in the election as ex officio members of the municipal body.
He alleged that Balka Suman attacked his convoy using a traffic cone, causing injuries to the constable and the Congress worker.
Speaking to reporters in Chennur in Mancherial district, he claimed that despite prohibitory orders being in place, BRS workers gathered "in large numbers and resorted to violence."
Claiming that video footage clearly showed Suman's involvement, Vivek demanded that the police register cases and take stringent action.
Describing the police action as a "murder of democracy", Rama Rao alleged that a lathi charge was carried out against BRS workers.
