Hyderabad : Two groups of Congress activists here on Saturday exchanged blows and hurled chairs against each other during the felicitation function of Congress Legislature Party leader Bhatti Vikramarka in Gandhi Bhavan. When senior Congress leader and former MP V Hanumanth Rao was about to speak at the function, activists of the Amberpet Assembly constituency prevented Hanumanth Rao from doing so by raising “VH Down Down” slogans.
Supporters of Congress OBC cell chaiman Nuthi Srikanth Goud and the followers of Hanumanth Rao physically hurled chairs on each other resulting in a fist fight. Followers of Nuthi Srikanth Goud expressed displeasure alleging that VH had sabotaged party ticket to the OBC cell president for the recent Assembly elections. Despite senior party leaders intervened and tried to pacify both the factions, there was free for all for some time.
Later, PCC secretary Sambula Srikanth Goud lodged a complaint with the Abids Assistant Commissioner of Police stating that Nuthi Srikanth Goud, used filthy language against V. Hanumanth Rao, former MP and former PCC president and tried to manhandle him. The PCC secretary said while he tried to intervene and stop the fight, Nuthi Srikanth Goud, along with his followers manhandled him using foul language threatened him with dire consequences.
Sambula Srinkath Goud urged the police to take immediate action against Nuthi Srikanth Goud for his unruly behaviour against V Hanumanth Rao.
Meanwhile, TPCC OBC Department chairman J Chittaranajan Dass issued orders sacking Nuthi Srikanth Goud from the post of chairman, OBC Department of Hyderabad City Congress Committee due to “misconduct and uncivilized” activities of the latter. (NSS)
