HYDERABAD: Congress MPs Mallu Ravi and Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Tuesday condemned the attack on Vikarabad district collector and other officials in Lagcherla in the district when they went there on Monday to hold a public hearing for a proposed pharma unit. They said that the BRS leaders had instigated the youths to attack the officials. The village is in Kodangal, a constituency represented by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in the Assembly. The rioters’ intention was to send a wrong message to the people that Revanth Reddy lacked support in the village.

Congress leaders suggested to the BRS to give constructive suggestions to the government rather than inciting the youth to attacking officials. Addressing the media in Delhi, Mallu Ravi alleged that BRS workers attacked the district collector in the guise of farmers. He added that he had evidence to corroborate his allegations. “The local BRS leader was in touch with a former BRS MLA. They attacked the collector in an inebriated state,” he said and pointed out that the Congress had never fought KCR, when he was in power, for his failures by resorting to violence.