Congress activists burnt the effigies of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Municipal Minister K.T. Rama Rao across the State protesting against Mr. KTR’s objectionable comments against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The Khairatabad District Congress Committee led by its president, Rohin Reddy, burnt the effigy of Mr. KTR and warned that the Minister should control himself while speaking about Rahul Gandhi,m else he would have to face people’s wrath. “We expect a Minister like Mr. KTR being in a responsible position to control his words,” Mr. Rohin Reddy said.
Led by Hyderabad DCC president Sameer Waliullah and Mahila Congress president Sunita Rao, Congress workers participated in a large-scale protest and burnt the effigies of KCR and KTR. The Congress workers had a minor altercation with the police when they objected to the protest. All the Congress leaders and workers were then taken into custody and shifted to Begum Bazar police station.
