Hyderabad, February 21 Tension gripped the town of Kamareddy after Congress and BJP workers, chanting slogans, gathered at the office of BJP legislator Venkata Ramana Reddy.
Earlier, BJP MLA and Advisor to the Telangana Government, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, had made allegations and counter-allegations regarding a land dispute. Reddy challenged the Congress leader to a debate on the matter.
However, police prevented Reddy from participating in the debate.
A large number of BJP and Congress workers gathered at the venue, despite attempts by the police to disperse them. A vehicle was damaged and overturned in the ensuing commotion.
BJP Telangana President N Ramchander Rao, in a post on X, said the "ghastly attack by Congress workers at the Kamareddy BJP MLA K Venkat Ramana Reddy's office is deeply condemnable and shocking."
"Such acts of political violence have no place in a democracy," Rao said.
He further added that he will personally visit the site to stand with BJP workers and assess the situation firsthand.
When contacted, Rajesh Chandra, Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, told