Overview
- In Khammam, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reportedly urged the demolition of BRS flag posts, prompting immediate backlash from the opposition party.
- K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao called the remarks unconstitutional and an incitement to violence, urging the Director General of Police to act since the Chief Minister also holds the Home portfolio.
- The leaders warned that any attempt to remove BRS flag posts would meet strong resistance from party cadres.
- Former ministers Vemula Prashanth Reddy and S. Niranjan Reddy denounced the comments as undemocratic and invoked Revanth Reddy’s alleged past controversies, including the Cash-for-Vote case.
- BRS figures accused the Chief Minister of aligning with the BJP and praising the TDP and of supporting projects they say hurt Telangana interests, as MLC Dasoju Sravan issued a fresh condemnation; no police action has been reported.