Congress-TRS activists clash over KCR's effigy

Tension prevailed at Mahamuttaram in Karimnagar town when the Congress activists tried to burn the effigy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao in protest against his comments on Civil Supplies Minister D Sridhar Babu.

While the Congress activists were about to burn KCR’s effigy at Telangana chourasta, TRS mahila wing activists too reached the spot and consequently, both the groups ended up having a heated argument.

The TRS activists warned of serious consequences if the Congress activists burn KCR’s effigy. In the melee, one TRS activist snatched and took away the effigy. However, with the intervention of the police, the groups were pacified and the situation was brought under control.

It may be mentioned that KCR on Monday alleged that district incharge minister Sridhar Babu was not making proper efforts towards achieving Telangana state compared to Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar.  

Meanwhile, in Mahbubnagar district the Telangana activists gheraoed MP Manda Jagannatham and former minister Jupalli Krishna Rao. The activists alleged that the MP and Jupally Krishjna Rao were enacting political drama without submitting resignation to their posts.