Hyderabad: The BJP on Monday lodged a complaint with State Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj against Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for holding a press conference and making several appeals to the voters.
In its complaint, the BJP alleged that the Chief Minister after casting his vote at a polling booth in the Kondangal assembly segment in the Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency held a press conference and urged people not to vote for the BJP.
The press conference was telecast live which was strictly prohibited under the silent period rule of Section 126 of the Representation of Peoples Act and Model Code of Conduct, the complaint stated.
BJP State General Secretary Bangaru Shruthi, who complained to the CEO, urged the Election Commission to take action against Revanth Reddy.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.