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A tense situation prevailed in the temple town of Tirupati with the ruling Telugu Desam Party and opposition YSR Congress party crossing swords over the alleged death of 100 cows in the goshala being run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in the last 10 months.
While the YSRCP leaders led by former Tirupati MLA and ex-chairman of TTD trust board Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has been asserting that over 100 cows died due to the neglect of the TTD, the TDP leaders led by Palla Srinivas Rao refuted it and challenged Bhumana to prove it.
Both of them challenged each other to come to the Goshala and prove their respective stands.
On Thursday, Bhumana along with hundreds of his followers began a rally to the Goshala, but the police prevented him from going there with such a big crowd.
The police suggested that if he wants, he can go there along with his gunmen and personal assistant to inspect the Goshala. But Bhumana insisted that he would go there along with his party workers.
With the police denying permission, he staged a dramatic protest by lying down on the road, claiming police detained him at home. He insisted on being allowed in while TDP leaders were present, leading to tensions.
The police were deployed around his home in Padmavathi Puram due to escalating tensions. Other YSRCP leaders like MP Gurumurthy and ex-Deputy CM Narayana Swamy were also stopped.
Meanwhile, the TDP leaders were also prevented from going there in large numbers and they stayed back. The police advised YSRCP leaders not to gather in groups at the Goshala in light of these tensions.
