Overview
- Telangana BJP leaders submitted a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer accusing Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of making derogatory and inflammatory statements during an October 31 bypoll rally.
- Reddy had said, "Pakistan kicked you from behind but Kishan Reddy did not retaliate," while criticizing BJP talk of "carpet bombing" in Jubilee Hills and questioning Union ministers over funds for the state.
- Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded an unconditional apology, calling the remarks an insult to soldiers and citing Operation Sindoor as evidence of India’s response to Pakistan.
- The complaint alleges Model Code of Conduct violations, including claims that voters were threatened with withdrawal of welfare schemes if they did not back Congress, and urges a bar on Reddy’s campaigning.
- Some Congress figures, including MP Tariq Anwar and leader Rashid Alvi, publicly backed or contextualized the comments, and no apology or election authority decision has been reported.