It seems that the scuffle between BJP leader Manikanth Rathod and the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge will not end for now, as the supporters of Mr. Kharge reached the Patrika Bhavan complex on Saturday and tried to besiege the former in presence of police after his press conference.
Following a tip-off about Mr. Kharge’s supporters gathering near Patrika Bhavan, police security was deployed immediately to avoid any untoward incident. As the agitators tried to attack his vehicle, the police intervened and dispersed the protesters allowing Mr. Rathod’s car to proceed.
Mr. Rathod addressing presspersons claimed that police officers managed to foil his press meet scheduled on Thursday [December 7] to respond to the charge leveled against him by Mr. Kharge and the Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasalu that Mr. Rathod was injured in a car accident and portrayed it as an attack by Mr. Kharge’s followers.