Amid police restrictions, BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday paid floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi as part of the party’s “peace rally” to protest the arrest of BJP’s Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar. High drama broke out on Tuesday evening when Nadda reached the city airport to participate in a party rally, but was denied permission by the police to hold it in view of the prohibitory orders related to COVID-19.
Nadda told reporters at the airport that the city’s Joint Commissioner of Police Kartikeya met him and told him that the COVID-19 norms should be followed and no permission was given for the event. Nadda said that he told the police officer that he would follow all the COVID-19 norms and go according to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a democratic manner.
Stating that he would follow the COVID-19 norms, Nadda said that he requested the police officer to make necessary arrangements so that he can pay his respects at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi as per the norms. However, the police officer expressed his inability saying that he did not have permission to do so.
“I said you wanted me to adopt the norms and I adopted the norms. I would go by the norms. They can tell me where they think I am not following the norms. If there is any shortcoming, I will fill it up.” “But, I will go to pay homage at Gandhiji’s statue in a democratic manner and within the system,” Nadda said. A rally to “save democracy in Telangana” was organized at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Secunderabad here to protest the arrest of BJP’s Telangana unit president Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
Kumar, whose planned protest was foiled on Sunday night for alleged violation of COVID-19 guidelines, was arrested in Karimnagar on various charges, including violation of provisions of Disaster Management Act and IPC Section 188. Violation (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant). and sent to judicial custody. Kumar, a Lok Sabha member from Karimnagar, was arrested after he organized a one-night vigil in solidarity with teachers and other government employees against the state government’s order to introduce a regional system in the allocation of jobs. was planned.
The city police announced earlier in the day that the rally is not allowed in view of prohibitory orders issued by the state government against rallies and public meetings to check the spread of coronavirus. Nadda is scheduled to participate in a three-day coordination meeting of various organizations inspired by the RSS and the Sangh from Thursday.
Union Minister Kishan Reddy, who attended the rally, said that the BJP will continue its struggle against the TRS government in a democratic manner.
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