Overview

• Violence broke out at KT Rama Rao’s camp office in Sircilla as Congress workers attempted to place Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s portrait inside the office.
• Police used mild force to disperse the crowd, resulting in minor injuries and detaining both BRS and Congress workers at the police station.
• BRS leaders condemned the incident, accusing Congress of diversionary tactics to distract from governance failures and demanding legal action against Congress workers.
• The clash stemmed from ongoing disputes over protocol violations regarding the display of portraits of the Chief Minister and local MLA at official events.
• BRS leaders criticized police for allegedly targeting their workers and called the incident a sign of deteriorating democratic norms under Congress rule.