BJP slams house arrest of Telangana party chief, terms it attack on democratic rights
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Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP has criticised the house arrest of its state president, N Ramchander Rao, calling it an unjustified move that prevented him from joining the party's 'hoist the national tricolour' campaign.
The initiative, planned for Tuesday morning, aimed at encouraging citizens to display the national flag at their homes as a mark of respect to freedom fighters.
Rao was scheduled to participate in a series of events in the Secunderabad and Goshamahal constituencies. However, police officers arrived at his Tarnaka residence and placed him under house arrest, reportedly to stop him from attending a BJP women's wing programme at Peddamma temple in Jubilee Hills.
The BJP asserted that the campaign was entirely apolitical, focused solely on honouring the national flag and the sacrifices of freedom fighters, and accused the Congress govt of political overreach. The party warned that such "undemocratic actions" would trigger state-wide protests if repeated.
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Union minister of state for home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, alleged that the state govt was engaging in communal vote-bank politics ahead of the Jubilee Hills by-election.
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"The Congress govt is manipulating Hindu sentiments purely to attract votes from one community. Our leader had no intention of going to the Peddamma temple, yet he was detained. Is visiting a temple now a criminal act?" he asked.
Party spokesperson NV Subhash accused the govt of using unlawful arrests to silence dissent. "Just as the people of Telangana turned their backs on the BRS, the Revanth Reddy govt may face the same fate," he cautioned.
BJP vice president NVSS Prabhakar claimed that the Congress govt was continuing the 'vote-bank politics' of the previous BRS regime by curbing the majority community's access to temples and religious activities. "This contradicts the ideals of democracy and the basic rights of citizens," he said.
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