Bandi Sanjay’s visit to Chengicherla triggers tension

Tension prevailed in the Chengicherla area after BJP workers led by party general secretary Bandi Sanjay broke police barricades and tried to meet victims of an alleged attack by local slaughterhouse workers on Wednesday. The slaughterhouse workers allegedly attacked tribal women and children during Holi festival for playing songs on a loudspeaker on Monday.

BJP workers, including women, gathered



in large numbers at the basti where the tribal women were allegedly attacked and raised slogans against the government. The BJP workers clashed with police personnel and broke barricades. Sanjay took serious objection to the police personnel putting up barricades in the area where the incident took place. A heated argument broke out between Sanjay and police officials and he demanded them to immediately remove the barricades.