Telangana: Kaushik Reddy Refutes Allegations of Attacking Jagtial MLA

Hyderabad: Kaushik Reddy Denies Allegations of Attacking Jagtial MLA, Claims Provocation by Congress Leaders

Hyderabad: **Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)** MLA **Padi Kaushik Reddy** on Wednesday, January 15, refuted allegations of attacking **Sanjay Kumar**, the **MLA** from **Jagtial**, during a meeting on January 12. 

Reddy claimed that the attack allegations were unfounded and asserted that he was instead provoked by Congress leaders, including **Telangana IT Minister D Sridhar Babu**, **MLAs Sanjay Kumar**, **Kavvampally Satyanarayana**, and **Makkan Singh Raj Thakur**. 

The **Huzurabad MLA** further explained that Kumar had insulted him by making derogatory comments about the **BRS**. “Sanjay sat next to me and taunted, ‘Now see how I will strip off your BRS leaders’ clothes,’ before pushing me,” Reddy said.

Speaking to the media at the **Telangana Bhavan**, Reddy accused the Telangana government of wrongly implicating **BRS** leaders in numerous cases. "Revanth Reddy’s government filed 28 false cases against me for raising public issues. They imposed the PD Act on me for simply asking questions,” he stated.

Kaushik Reddy warned that continued attacks on **BRS** leaders would lead to counter-actions against Congress offices, asserting, “If they attack us, we will respond in kind.” He also criticized **Chief Minister Revanth Reddy** as a “blackmailer, cheater, and broker,” accusing him of using power for political vendetta.

It’s important to note that Reddy was booked and arrested on January 13 after complaints were filed with the **Karimnagar police**. The incident occurred when the **Huzurabad MLA** questioned Kumar’s loyalty, leading to a heated argument between the two. Kumar is one of the 10 MLAs who left the **BRS** and joined **Congress** following the **Telangana Assembly Elections**.