Upon hearing about the searches, the BRS leaders rushed to their houses to express solidarity to them
Hyderabad: The police and the election commission flying squad conducted searches at the residences of former BRS MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy and MLC T Ravinder Rao in Hyderabad on Friday morning suspecting that they kept huge cash in view of Jubilee Hills bypoll on November 14.
Special teams descended on the houses of Reddy at Mothinagar and Rao’s house at Kukatpally and checked their premises triggering tension for a while. Upon hearing about the searches, the BRS leaders rushed to their houses to express solidarity to them.
A heated argument took place between Reddy and the police over entering the house. However, the police continued searches in view of a bypoll in the Jubilee Hills assembly constituency.
Responding to searches, the BRS criticized the blatant misuse of power by Congress government. “Terrified of defeat, they sent flying squads to raid homes of BRS leaders, Ex MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy in Mothinagar and MLC Takkallapally Ravinder Rao in Kukatpally. Illegal raids where the election code isn’t even in force!” the BRS added.
