Hyderabad, May 31 -- Deserving beneficiaries of the Dalit Bandhu scheme in the Thirumalagiri municipality have reportedly not been receiving their dues from the government, activists and opposition party members have alleged. They also claim the involvement of a local BRS MLA in the scheme.

Thirumalagiri falls under the Thungathurthi constituency represented by BRS MLA Gadari Kishore Kumar.

The MLAs' followers have allegedly targeted dissenters, according to reports.

A social activist and lawyer, Yugandhar, practising at the Ranga Reddy court, was allegedly beaten up by BRS goondas following his questions regarding the misallocation of the scheme's money.

The scuffle also damaged the activist's phone.

He alleged that many beneficiari...