Hyderabad: A Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Medak MP and Dubbak Assembly candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was stabbed in the stomach in Surampalli village, Siddipet district on Monday, October 30.
A video of the injured MP’s supporters helping him get inside the car is doing rounds on social media platforms. Initially receiving treatment at a local hospital in Gajwel, Reddy has been shifted to a private hospital. State health minister T Harish Rao also accompanied him.
According to the latest reports, the assailant has been identified as Raju.
The man was reportedly found with fake id cards of several news organisations, however, it appears that he is a Congress worker as per his social media accounts. On the pretext of shaking hands with the leader, Raju stabbed Reddy in the stomach.
Raju is currently in police custody.
The leader was campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for November 30.
BRS, Governor condemn attack
The BRS party has strongly condemned the attack on Medak MP and BRS Dubbak Assembly candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy on Monday.
Calling it an assassination attack, the BRS on X wrote, “The attack on Prabhakar Reddy is highly commendable. There is no room for violence in democracy. The government and BRS party are taking this incident seriously.”
Meanwhile, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed shock over the attack and directed stringent actions against the culprit.
In a post on X, she wrote, “I am shocked to learn about the attack on Medak MP and BRS Dubbak MLA candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy during an election campaign. Violence has no place in democracy, and such incidents are a threat to the democratic process. I directed the Director General of Police to take stringent measures to investigate and ensure the safety of contesting candidates and campaigners during the election period. It is essential to maintain a peaceful and secure environment for free and fair elections. I wish him a speedy recovery.”
Senior leader K Kavitha has also condemned the attack. In an X post she writes, “I strongly condemn the murder of BRS Dubbaka candidate and MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy. Politics of murder has no place in Telangana. It is not right to resort to physical attacks without being able to deal with it politically. The people of Telangana will never tolerate such anti-social acts in the face of elections. Beware of Tasmat!!
Attack on Prabhakar Reddy is ‘an attack on KCR’
Meanwhile, BRS president and chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao said, “The attack on the Dubbak candidate is an attack on KCR.” He was speaking at a Jukkal rally.
In a post on X, the party stated: “BRS chief and CM KCR strongly condemned the assassination attempt on BRS Dubbaka MLA candidate Kota Prabhakar Reddy.”
CM said, “There is no room for physical attacks in democracy, and such actions will not be tolerated.”
KCR also enquired with minister Harish Rao about the health condition of Kotha Prabhakar Reddy. He ordered that all necessary arrangements be made for his treatment.
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, a sitting MP from Medak Lok Sabha constituency, now Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate for the Dubbak Assembly seat, was stabbed with a kitchen knife in Siddipet district during his campaign.
No place in democratic society: KTR
BRS working president and state IT minister K T Rama Rao took direct shots at Telangana Congress head Revanth Reddy calling him a “third rate criminal”
“I strongly condemn the murder attempt on BRS MP Sri Prabhakar Reddy Garu by Congress Goons Desperate Congress now resorting to physical elimination attempts of our leaders in Telangana. This was of course to be expected with a 3rd rate Criminal being made the TPCC president Violence has no place in democratic society and I hope the Election Commission of India will take serious action in this regard,” he wrote on X.
KCR, KTR visit Reddy in hospital
Chief minister KCR and IT minister KTR visited Kotha Prbhakar Reddy in Yashoda Hospital in Secunderabad. The father-son also met Reddy’s wife and son and spoke to the doctor about his health status.
