The electoral rivalry reached a peak between the Congress and the ruling TRS in Kodangal segment in Vikarabad district. Congress Working President Revanth Reddy was arrested from his house at midnight by the police ahead of CM K Chandrasekhara Rao’s election meeting today. Revanth was forcibly taken away from his house after the police appeared suddenly in large numbers.

Revanth’s children took videos of the preventive arrest. Already, the police booked two cases against Revanth in Kodangal police station for giving call for dharna and protest and obstruct the KCR’s election meeting. The election authorities have also taken serious note of Revanth’s protest. Seeing the spiralling situation, the police have decided to take Revanth into preventive custody and ensure smooth conduct of the TRS public meeting.

Revanth’s wife Gita took strong objection the manner in which the police entered the house and made the arrest. Revanth’s brothers and close relatives were taken into preventive custody. Revanth was shifted to Jadcherla assembly segment and Section 144 was imposed in Kodangal preventing meetings of people even in small numbers.

The analysts saw this as an act of desperation on the part of KCR who may also be thinking of putting pressure on the Prajakutami leaders. There is a viewpoint Revanth could have been placed under arrest instead of breaking open his house doors and shifting him away from the segment. A war-like situation is prevailing in Kodangal as Revanth’s followers were left in utter confusion while the police were not allowing groupings of people in the roads due to 144 section.

Breaking : Police broke into Revanth Reddy room , arrested him

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