BJP complaints to EC against DCP Vijaya Kumar in Hyderabad

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Thursday, May 9, against deputy commissioner of police (DCP) West Zone Vijaya Kumar for alleged high-handedness during its party campaign.

BJP leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy lodged a complaint mentioning an incident that occurred on May 7 in Borabanda of Hyderabad. “A five-member team of BJP workers were



going round on a Door-to-door campaign in Peddamma Nagar at around 12:30 am when they were taken into custody by the police,” the complaint read.

After learning of the incident, BJP division president Kotha Venkatesham arrived, said Shashidhar Reddy. “Just then DCP of West Zone (Hyderabad) Vijaya Kumar entered the station and started using abusive and unparliamentary language against them.