Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- The Telangana BJP on Tuesday strongly condemned what it termed as blatant intimidation by the ruling Congress, following the tragic death of its Makthal municipal candidate ahead of Wednesday's elections. The party alleged that the candidate was driven to take his own life due to sustained threats and pressure exerted by Congress leaders misusing their position of power.

State BJP Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge N V Subash said Yerukala Mahadevappa, BJP's candidate from Makthal Municipality's 6th ward and a member of the tribal community, was allegedly subjected to continuous intimidation by Congress functionaries. "The BJP will not tolerate such coercive and anti-democratic tactics. Our candidate was reporte...