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TDP and TRS workers pelt stones at each other

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Press Trust of India Warangal
Last Updated : Sep 27 2015 | 8:28 PM IST
Violence marred Palakurthy marketyard here after Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers pelted stones at each during an inauguration function here today, a police official said.
Several people were injured from both the sides while two reporters sustained head injuries, the police official said.
The police resorted to a cane charge to disperse the mob and TDP workers were taken outside the marketyard.
Local police sub-inspector Osman Sharif who arrived at the location was surrounded by TDP workers outside the marketyard and attacked, after which he received a severe blow to his head, while TDP leader Errabelli Dayakar Rao was arrested and shifted to the Narmetta police station.
Later, as TRS Kadiam Srihari reached Kodakandla for an inaugural function, TDP workers blocked his way and shouted slogans.
The police shifted slogan shouting TDP workers and ensured that no violence took place.

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Palakurthy has emerged a battleground for TDP leader Errabelli and TRS leader Kadiam Srihari for sometime now.
They were involved in arguments and picked up fights several times.
Recently, both party workers almost exchanged blows at an event in Bommera village on May 24.
Earlier, on May 11, Errabelli and Kadiam had a heated exchange at Katrapalli village.

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First Published: Sep 27 2015 | 8:28 PM IST

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