Hyderabad: BRS leaders on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy violated the Model Code of Conduct during the Jubilee Hills by-election campaign.
BRS seeks action over Revanth Reddy MCC violation
The delegation demanded that the ECI remove Revanth Reddy as a star campaigner and disqualify Congress candidate Naveen Yadav. They also asked the Commission to deploy central forces instead of the State police to ensure fair polling.
Former Minister and BRS MLA Gangula Kamalakar said the party had no faith in the State police. According to him, officers were acting in favour of the Congress government. The BRS team, led by Kamalakar and MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra, submitted their complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana.
BRS submits evidence, urges suo motu action
Kamalakar said the Chief Minister had made promises to film industry workers during a meeting in Yousufguda. He called it a clear violation of the election code. The delegation submitted a pen drive as evidence and urged the ECI to take suo motu action.
He further alleged that Congress candidate Naveen Yadav had issued death threats to political rivals. Yet, the police and the ECI had not acted on the complaints. He also accused the Chief Minister of misusing power to influence voters.
BRS demands central forces for free and fair polling
BRS leaders Peddi Sudarshan Reddy, Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, Vaddiraju Ravichandra, and Padi Kaushik Reddy raised similar concerns. They accused the Congress of using the police to threaten voters and opposition workers.
They added that the Congress campaign had descended into chaos, with clashes among its cadres. “The police are responding only to local rowdies, not to complaints filed through the C-Vigil app,” they said.
The delegation, which also included Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, and MLC Shambhipur Raju, urged the Election Commission to appoint special observers and deploy central forces for the Jubilee Hills bypoll.