Archive · 1 Sep 2026
BJP Protesters Burn Congress Effigy in Warangal Over Governance
BJP workers held a protest in Warangal against the Congress-led Telangana government.
They burned an effigy representing the Congress party.
Police tried to stop the demonstration, and a brief scuffle reportedly followed.
The protesters then moved to a police station and continued shouting slogans.
BJP spokesperson Vannala Venkataramana accused the government of treating opponents unfairly.
He also said the government had not completed its election promises.
The Congress government was described by the BJP as authoritarian, although no Congress response was included.
BJP leaders said they would continue campaigning against what they called government wrongdoing.
BJP workers burned a Congress effigy at Warangal Chourasta, protesting the Telangana government’s alleged high-handed policies.
The demonstration led to a brief scuffle after police moved to stop the protest.
Protesters later held a sit-in outside the Intezarganj police station while raising anti-government slogans.
BJP spokesperson Vannala Venkataramana accused the Congress government of attacking opposition leaders and undermining democracy.
Venkataramana alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s government had failed to fulfill election promises and vowed continued BJP protests.
- Who
- Bharatiya Janata Party workers and leaders, including spokesperson Dr Vannala Venkataramana, protested against the Congress government.
- What
- They burned a Congress effigy, clashed briefly with police, and held a sit-in protest.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Warangal Chourasta and later outside the Intezarganj police station in Warangal, Telangana.
- Why
- The BJP said it was protesting alleged high-handed governance, attacks on opposition leaders, unfulfilled election promises, and attempts to suppress opposition voices.
- Protesting party
- Bharatiya Janata Party’s Warangal district unit
- Target of protest
- The Congress party and Telangana state government
- Main location
- Warangal Chourasta, Warangal
- Police response
- Police moved to stop the protest, resulting in a brief scuffle
- Follow-up action
- Protesters held a sit-in outside Intezarganj police station
- BJP spokesperson
- Dr Vannala Venkataramana
- Government criticism
- The BJP alleged attacks on opposition leaders, authoritarian governance, and failure to fulfill election promises