HYDERABAD: Hours after Telangana Congress leaders took out a massive rally which led to traffic disruption at different parts of the city on the occasion of Congress MP A Revanth Reddy taking charge as Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President, Hyderabad police on Wednesday night slammed multiple charges against Revanth Reddy and others.
Begum Bazar police booked a criminal case against former Secunderabad MP Anjan Kumar Yadav, Revanth Reddy, Anil Yadav and others on the charge of 341(Punishment for wrongful restraint), 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 290 (Punishment for public nuisance ) and other relevant sections of IPC, violation of Disaster Management Act and City Police Act.
The rally taken out by Congress leaders led to traffic disturbance at various parts of the city, including at Masab Tank, Mallepally, Nampally, Lakidikapul, different roads of Banjara Hills, and Jubilee Hills, to name a few. As a result, motorists faced severe difficulty and a large number of Congress leaders took out rallies to converge at Gandhi Bhavan. The Congress cadre who were part of the rally were spread up to a kilometer in length.
It took nearly 45 minutes for motorists to reach from Jubilee Hills check post to Punjagutta.
When the rally was moving on Road no 3 in Banjara Hills, Revanth was garlanded right in the middle of the road by his followers using a crane, which led to traffic jam for some time. Similar scenes were witnessed at in Masab Tank and surrounding areas.
In fact, a few days ago Hyderabad police denied permission sought by Anjan Kumar Yadav for taking out a rally to reach Gandhi Bhavan.
“Despite permission being denied, two different rallies were taken out. These rallies were taken out in routes not part of notified routes, where rallies can be taken only with permission. Many in the rally violated Covid-appropriate behaviuor,” an official of Hyderabad police said, on the condition of anonymity.
When the rally was moving on Road no 3 in Banjara Hills, Revanth was garlanded right in the middle of the road by his followers using a crane
