Telangana Police Book Congress Leader For Violating Model Code Of Conduct By Distributing Pressure Cookers

A Congress ticket aspirant for Telangana assembly elections, Kandi Srinivasa Reddy, was booked by the police for alleged violation of model code of conduct by distributing pressure cookers among voters in Adilabad constituency. The police took action on the direction of the Election Commission of India after someone lodged a complaint.

Srinivas Reddy, who is an NRI, has been distributing cookers with his pictures on the boxes as part of his “social work” programme at KSR Foundation. He claimed that the distribution of cookers is not related to elections and alleged that the case was booked even before the model code of conduct came into force.

The Congress leader blamed former minister and sitting BRS MLA Jogu Ramanna for the case registered against him. He said that unable to see his popularity in the constituency because of his social work, Jogu Ramanna conspired to frame him. 

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BRS leaders alleged that Srinivas Reddy spent about Rs 5 crore to distribute pressure cookers among women, sports kits among youth and insurance policies among other voters.

Last month, about 36,000 pressure cookers were found in a warehouse in Adilabad town. Police had launched an investigation following a complaint that the goods were stored without valid documents. Srinivas Reddy had claimed that pressure cookers were purchased after paying all taxes.

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The Election Commission on Monday announced that the Telangana assembly elections will be held on November 30 in a single phase for all the 119 seats. The poll panel also instructed the law enforcement agencies to deal firmly with the distribution of freebies in poll-bound states.