The Telangana police today issued notices to BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy and other BRS leaders under Section 35(3) of the BNS Act for organizing a dharna and rally in Huzurabad without prior permission from the police.
Reddy was organising the protest demanding the release of the second installment of funds under the Dalit Bandhu scheme.
Reddy has been vocal in criticizing the ruling Congress government on behalf of his party. He has accused minister Ponnam Prabhakar of corruption in the transportation of coal ash, and has frequently criticized Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's governance policies, both inside and outside the Assembly and in media interactions.
Kaushik Reddy was also involved in a public challenge dispute with the BRS rebel MLA Arikapudi Gandhi over the issue of his "defection".