BJP Pick In Telangana Local Polls Dies, Party Claims Congress Intimidation
A BJP candidate contesting a local body election in Telangana's Maktal died Tuesday at 4 am.
Erukal Mahadevappa, a tribal member and social activist, was contesting from Ward 6.
The election takes place tomorrow, i.e., Wednesday.
Family members, including Mahadevappa's wife, and BJP supporters said he had been harassed and pressured by local politicians, with the local MLA, the Congress' Vakiti Srihari among those blamed. It has been alleged this pressure became unbearable and led to his sudden death.
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