Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in-charge for Singanamala Assembly constituency Bandaru Sravani allegedly confronted humiliation by her party colleague on April 9 (Sunday), the final day of the Yuva Galam padayatra undertaken by party nationwide basic secretary N. Lokesh in in Anantapur district.
A video footage, which is doing the rounds, confirmed Ms. Sravani, who belongs to a Dalit neighborhood, being pushed by a TDP leader Keshav Reddy a number of instances whereas she was strolling with Mr. Lokesh.
Many girls’s organisations in Anantapur district questioned the TDP management over the incident, with folks stating that this was not the primary time a Dalit leader confronted such ‘harassment’.
During the three-day tour of Mr. Lokesh, Ms. Sravani was barely allowed to speak to the general public or party staff at conferences held somewhere else, whereas the party in-charges of Kadiri, Puttaparthi, Penukonda, Rapthadu, Dharmavaram, Anantapur and Uravakonda have been allowed to speak.
Reports additionally claimed that Ms. Sravani’s brother was allegedly abused in ‘foul language’ and that her father was manhandled by some folks.
Even at a gathering held at Garladinne, TDP Anantapur Parliament constituency in-charge spoke, however Ms. Sravani was not given an opportunity to talk.