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Youth Congress Protests Hyderabad BJP Office Over Kharge Ceremony
Youth Congress members held a protest outside the BJP office in Hyderabad.
They were angry about an alleged cleaning ceremony at a place where Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had spoken.
They also criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah over an alleged pellet-gun incident during a protest in Delhi.
The protesters painted part of the BJP office black and burned an effigy.
They shouted slogans against the BJP and the central government.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar, a BJP leader, criticized the police for not stopping the action.
He asked police to find and arrest those responsible.
One report said police detained some protesters after intervening.
Telangana Youth Congress activists protested at the BJP office in Hyderabad over an alleged ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’ at a venue where Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally.
Led by Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy, protesters smeared black paint on the office’s rear gate and burnt an effigy of Amit Shah.
The protesters demanded Shah’s resignation over the alleged use of pellet guns during a Jantar Mantar protest linked to the NEET question-paper leak.
Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar questioned the police response and urged authorities to arrest those responsible.
One report said police detained Reddy and other protesters, while the other reports focused on the protest and the minister’s reaction.
- Who
- Telangana Youth Congress activists led by Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy, and Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar in response.
- What
- A protest was held at the Telangana BJP office, involving black paint on a rear gate, slogans and an effigy burning.
- Where
- The Telangana BJP office in Nampally, Hyderabad; the protest concerned an alleged ceremony in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
- When
- Monday; one report dated the event August 31, with the year not specified.
- Why
- The activists opposed the alleged ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’ following Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally and demanded Amit Shah’s resignation over an alleged pellet-gun incident at a Delhi protest.
Youth Congress’ Position
BJP Response
Reason for the protest
Youth Congress’ Position
Youth Congress said the alleged ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’ at a venue used by Mallikarjun Kharge was objectionable and demanded accountability from the BJP and Centre.
BJP Response
Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that Congress leaders respond to the protest at the BJP office and criticized the activists’ actions.
Amit Shah and the alleged pellet-gun incident
Youth Congress’ Position
The protesters held Amit Shah morally responsible and sought his resignation over the alleged use of pellet guns during a Jantar Mantar protest linked to the NEET question-paper leak.
BJP Response
The reports do not provide a detailed response from Amit Shah to that allegation; Sanjay Kumar instead called for action over the Hyderabad protest.
Police response and escalation
Youth Congress’ Position
Youth Congress leaders said they would continue protesting against what they called the BJP government’s anti-democratic actions.
BJP Response
Sanjay Kumar questioned why police were absent while the office was being targeted, warned that BJP patience should not be treated as weakness, and urged arrests; one report said police detained protesters.
Key facts
- Protest location
- Telangana BJP office, Nampally, Hyderabad
- Protest leader
- Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy, Telangana Youth Congress president
- Main demand
- The resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Protest actions
- Black paint was thrown on the rear gate, and an effigy targeting Amit Shah was burnt
- Related ceremony
- An alleged ‘shuddhikaran ceremony’ at a Haldwani venue where Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally
- BJP response
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar questioned the police response and called for arrests
- Police action
- One report said police detained several protesters and took them to a police station
Quotes
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Union Minister of State for Home who criticised the protest and questioned the police response
“Is the intelligence working in the state? Were the police watching tamasha when the BJP office was being attacked in broad daylight? Are you working like a stooge?”
theprint.in
deccanchronicle.com
telegraphindia.com
“Noting that the patience of BJP should not be considered a weakness, he warned that Congress leaders will not be able to move freely if BJYM decides to pay back.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
Youth Cong protests at BJP office, demands Amit Shah’s resignation
Youth Cong activists protest at BJP office in Hyderabad, throw black colour at rear gate
Youth Cong Activists Protest at BJP Office in Hyderabad, Throw Black Colour at Rear Gate
Youth Congress stages protest at Hyderabad BJP office over Kharge rally ‘shuddhikaran’
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