‘Burn govt. offices and cut rail tracks’: BRS leader Balka Suman’s video goes viral
BRS leader Balka Suman has sparked controversy with a video calling for militant actions, including burning government offices and cutting rail tracks. He expressed frustration over low farmer turnout at protests and suggested that the BRS should take more aggressive actions. Congress leaders condemned his remarks as a dangerous call for violence and criticized the BRS leadership for not denouncing his statements.
- ▪Balka Suman called for militant activities in a viral video.
- ▪He expressed dissatisfaction with low farmer participation in protests.
- ▪Congress leaders condemned his remarks as a threat to democratic processes.
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HyderabadBRS leader and former MLA Balka Suman made some controversial and provocative remarks, calling for ‘militant’ activities, including “burning of government offices and cutting down rail tracks” to get attention from people for their activities.In a video that went viral, Mr. Suman was seen provoking the BRS cadre to burn offices. “Even if you go to jail for a month, it doesn’t matter,” he was heard saying in the video while addressing the cadre, apparently in the Chennur constituency that he represented from 2018 to 2023.Mr. Suman was seen ‘unhappy’ that farmers were not turning up at BRS protests over procurement issues. He was heard saying “hardly five farmers” turned up for the protests, while the rest were BRS cadre. Similar was the case in another protest, he said.
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