Overview
- Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged he was denied permissions during the Jubilee Hills bypoll, saying he campaigned for only two days and addressed three meetings.
- He framed his stance in religious terms, urged those who converted to other religions to return to the Hindu fold, and praised Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan for promoting Sanatana Dharma.
- Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy condemned Bandi Sanjay's remarks as objectionable and said such statements had become habitual.
- Chamala Kiran argued Naveen Yadav won with support from across communities and said the BJP lost its deposit in the Assembly segment within Union minister G. Kishan Reddy’s Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency, with the party’s vote share lower than in 2023.
- He demanded that Bandi Sanjay clarify whether the BJP secretly supported the BRS in the bypoll, while the reports offered no independent verification of denied permissions or any covert alignment.