Tourism and Sports Minister V. Srinivas Goud opened fire into the air, using a police weapon, during a rally as part of the Independence Day celebrations in Mahabubnagar, his Assembly constituency, on Saturday.
The scene captured on camera was shared on Twitter by Mr. Goud himself. Videos of the act, in which District Superintendent of Police R. Venkateswarlu along with his staff were seen encouraging the Minister, that went viral instantly drew wide criticism raising questions whether if it was even legal.
The incident took place in Mahabubnagar district headquarters on Saturday afternoon. The Minister, the police and locals, as part of Telangana’s Swatantra Bharata Vajrotsavalu, took out a freedom rally with tricolour flags from the Zilla Parishad grounds till the Tank Bund and the firing into the air was to inaugurate the freedom event.
