Bandi Sanjay demands action against Congress MLA Samuel for his ‘derogatory remarks’ against Hindu dharma, undertakes 40-km padayatra to Kondagattu

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar demanded that a transgression lawsuit beryllium registered against Congress MLA from Thungathurthy Mandala Samuel for making ‘derogatory remarks’ against Hindu dharma.

Mr. Sanjay accused Mr. Samuel of making disparaging remarks against Hinduism astatine a Congress enactment gathering successful Gandhi Bhavan successful Hyderabad connected Friday.

Speaking to mediapersons earlier launching his 40-km ‘Anjanna Ashirvada Padayatra’ successful Karimnagar connected Saturday, Mr. Sanjay alleged that Mr. Samuel made violative comments against Hindu dharma. He should beryllium barred from contesting elections for trying to vitiate communal amity, Mr. Sanjay said.

He said, “Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy should apologise to Hindu nine and expel Mr. Samuel from the enactment for his provocative remarks.”

Later, Mr. Sanjay began his 40-km padayatra to Kondagattu elevation shrine successful Jagtial territory to fulfill his earlier vow to sojourn the celebrated temple dedicated to Lord Anjanna (Hanuman) connected ft if the BJP wins the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation.

Scores of BJP leaders and cadres, including Karimnagar Mayor K. Srinivas, Deputy Mayor Y. Sunil Rao and each the BJP municipal corporators too respective sarpanches, among others, took portion successful the padayatra.

Hordes of youths, chiefly ardent devotees of Lord Anjanna, walked on with Mr. Sanjay from Karimnagar to Kondagattu.

People queued up on the padayatra way and greeted Mr. Sanjay adjacent arsenic the BJP cadres raised ‘Jai Hanuman’ slogans, waving saffron flags en way Kondagattu.

Mild commotion prevailed astatine Konaraopet successful Ramadugu mandal erstwhile a swarm of bees attacked the participants of the padayatra connected Saturday afternoon. Three BJP cadres suffered insignificant injuries successful the incident. They were administered first-aid by a mobile aesculapian team.

The padayatra led by Mr. Sanjay reached Kondagattu elevation shrine astatine astir 8.45 p.m. aft covering a region of 40 km.