TRS violated poll norms: BJP

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy alleged that the ruling TRS was making a mockery of democracy by violating norms in GHMC elections. Speaking to the media at his party office here on Tuesday, Kishan Reddy said the government had said all arrangements had been made including posting of officers to help voters if they had any problem at polling booths.

But the voters had to face many problems when they found their names were missing in the voters list. There were no officers nor any kind of guidance was provided to help the voters, he said. Kishan Reddy alleged that entire police machinery worked at the behest of the TRS government and intimidated the BJP workers, who tried to help voters in finding their booth number and their names in the voter list.

The police acted in a partial manner by doing nothing when the TRS workers gathered at polling stations, but the BJP workers were chased away. He said the BJP workers were attacked in various areas in the city during polling by TRS workers and MIM workers.

The BJP chief accused Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy of openly intimidating police personnel on duty. The Home Minister reported to have told police that “we are in power for another three years”, Kishan Reddy claimed.

Not only BJP workers were attacked in Azampura, Karwan, Charminar and other areas, even Congress leaders were also attacked by MIM supporters, the party which had encouraged MIM earlier, he said, adding that one woman BJP candidate Amin Sultana and her husband were attacked by MIM workers in Old City.

Taking a dig at the TRS and the MIM, Kishan Reddy said while the government machinery was misused by the MIM with the support of the ruling party, the TRS violated all norms by making mockery of democracy.