Chaos in Telangana as Congress, BJP workers clash; leader's car overturned

Tension erupted in Telangana's Kamareddy after Congress and BJP workers clashed following a verbal duel between state government adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir and BJP MLA Venkata Ramana Reddy over a land matter.

The chaos took place near the camp office of the BJP MLA. Former sarpanch and Congress leader Giri Reddy Mahender Reddy and his supporters gathered at the MLA's office and chanted slogans such as 'MLA down, down'.

Ali Shabbir had alleged the BJP MLA encroached upon the land concerned. To this, Ramana Reddy challenged the government adviser and Congress leader to an open



debate.

During the chaos, Mahender Reddy's car was damaged and overturned. Visuals showed police trying to control the situation and disperse the crowd.

BJP Telangana President N Ramchander Rao tweeted that the "ghastly attack by Congress workers at the Kamareddy BJP MLA K Venkat Ramana Reddy garu's Camp Office is deeply condemnable and shocking".

"Such acts of political violence have no place in a democracy," Rao said.

Rajesh Chandra, Superintendent of Police, Kamareddy, told news agency PTI that some people had been detained and arrests are in progress.