Overview
- Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy, campaigning in Jubilee Hills, said Pakistan kicked India and that the BJP government did not retaliate, invoking Operation Sindoor.
- The BJP submitted a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer alleging derogatory, inflammatory, and false statements that insulted the armed forces and violate the Model Code of Conduct.
- The complaint seeks action up to barring the Chief Minister from further campaigning in the constituency.
- BJP leaders including Bandi Sanjay Kumar and G. Kishan Reddy demanded an unconditional apology, and BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao publicly condemned the remarks and urged a retraction.
- The Election Commission has not announced a decision, and the Jubilee Hills by-election remains scheduled for November 11.