PNS|KARIMNAGAR
Tension built up at Jagtial as the TRS and BJP workers clashed following the police taking the BJP State unit leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar into custody at Venkatapur village under Korutla mandal in Jagtial district on Sunday evening.
The police took Telangana BJP president Sanjay Kumar into custody stating that he has no permission to take up his fifth phase of Praja Sangrama Yatra to commence on November 28.
In fact, the Nirmal district police did not give permission for the yatra to be launched on November 28 from Bhainsa in Nirmal district, fearing law and order problem.
The Nirmal District Superintendent of Police Ch Praveen Kumar also confirmed that no permission was given to Sanjay Kumar’s yatra. The BJP MP from Adilabad Parliament constituency Soyam Bapurao applied for permission for Sanjay’s yatra on November 17.
When his convoy was obstructed, Sanjay Kumar got into an argument with the police. He said that he was on his way to a temple. The BJP activists raised slogans against the police.
The BJP has decided to take up the yatra from November 28 to December 17 from Bhainsa to Karimnagar. The yatra will continue for 20 days and Bandi Sanjay decided to walk for 222 kilometers through 5 districts, 3 Parliament constituencies and 8 Assembly segments. Sanjay decided to start his padayatra performing special poojas at Adelli Pochamma Ammavari temple in Nirmal district and participate in a public meeting at Bhainsa.
Arrangements were made for the yatra as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was invited to take part in it as the chief guest.
A large number of BJP activists gathered at Gandhinagar area in Jagtial town to protest against the arrest of Sanjay Kumar. The TRS activists confronted the BJP works and it led to a clash between the two warring groups. The police resorted to baton charge to separate the warring groups.
Meanehile, Telangana BJP official spokesperson NV Subash alleged that this shows that KCR government wanted to create an unnecessary tension and wanted to disturb the peaceful padayatra.
