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BJP-Congress Clash Escalates After Rival Counter-Protests in Bhongir
On Tuesday, BJP workers went to a Congress office in Bhongir to protest.
Congress leaders then went to a BJP office for a counter-protest.
Supporters of the two parties confronted each other.
The situation became tense.
Supporters on both sides allegedly threw stones.
Police arrived to calm the groups.
BJP workers were taken toward their party office.
Congress workers sat on the road and continued protesting.
BJP workers protested at the Congress camp office in Bhongir on Tuesday.
Congress leaders held a counter-protest at the BJP office on the Bhuvanagiri bypass road.
Supporters of both parties confronted each other during the protests.
Both sides allegedly pelted stones, prompting police to intervene and disperse them.
Police escorted BJP workers toward their office while Congress workers continued protesting on the road.
- Who
- BJP workers, Congress leaders and supporters of both parties; district police head Akshay Yadav also intervened.
- What
- Rival protests escalated into a confrontation in which supporters allegedly pelted stones at each other.
- Where
- Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district headquarters, including the Congress camp office and BJP office on the Bhuvanagiri bypass road.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Why
- The articles state that the protests and counter-protests triggered the confrontation, but do not specify the underlying dispute.
Key facts
- Location
- Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district headquarters, Bhongir
- Initial protest
- BJP workers protested at the Congress party camp office.
- Counter-protest
- Congress leaders protested at the BJP office on the Bhuvanagiri bypass road.
- Escalation
- Supporters of both parties confronted each other and allegedly pelted stones.
- Police response
- Police attempted to pacify and disperse the groups.
- Police official
- District police head Akshay Yadav reached the scene.
Sources
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