Tension prevailed at Huzurabad town in Karimangar district on Friday as the activists of ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nearly came to blows at the Ambedkar Chowrastha there. Timely intervention by the police to disperse the two sides prevented any escalation.
On Tuesday (August 2), TRS MLC Padi Kaushik Reddy threw an open challenge to BJP MLA from Huzurabad Eatala Rajender to come for an open debate with him on the development of the constituency, following the allegations made by the latter that the TRS government had not been releasing funds to his constituency after his win in the byelection.
Keeping his word, Mr. Kaushik Reddy reached the venue around 11 a.m. along with his supporters and soon after the BJP activists too followed creating a tense atmosphere. However, ample number of police personnel were deployed there in advance by the department on the grounds that there was no permission for holding any open debate, meeting or gathering there.
