Hyderabad: Congress rallies behind Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad: The Congress on Friday has thrown its weight behind Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy who has been arrested by the police and demanded his immediate release.

Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad in a statement condemned arrest of Revanth Reddy.

He said that the issues raised by a Member of Parliament should be taken seriously and action should be initiated on the accused. He said that the high handedness of Telangana government was highly deplorable.

Telangana Congress incharge RC Khuntia has also condemned the arrest of Revanth Reddy. He demanded the police to lift the cases being filed on the MP.

He said that the ruling party has been indulging vengeful politics against Revanth who has been exposing the corruption of family members of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao.

MP K Venkat Reddy, former MP K Visweswar Reddy and PCC treasurer G Narayana Reddy have raised serious objections on the arrest of Revanth Reddy. Addressing the media, they said that the rights of a MP