BJP's Hyderabad candidate Madhavi Latha checks IDs of Muslim women, Telangana CM reacts

Madhavi Latha

BJP candidate from Hyderabad Madhavi Latha reportedly checked the voter IDs of the Muslim women by removing the burqa for verification alleging discrepancies in the voter list. Latha visited the polling booth no 122 at Azampur in the constituency.

She said that the names of several voters have been deleted and a few are not residents of Goshamahal but their names are in the list of Rangareddy.n According to news agency ANI, Latha reached Mangalhat Police Station after the Police reportedly took BJP workers into their custody.

Police have reportedly registered a case in Malakpet Police Station against Madhavi Latha BJP candidate for checking the ID card and face of burkha clad woman under Hyderabad constituency.

Case has been registered under sections 171C, 186, 505(1)(c) of IPC and Section 132 of the Representation of the People Act.

On being asked about video where she is seen checking IDs of voters,  Latha said, "I am a candidate. As per law candidate has the right to check the ID cards without the facemasks. I am not a man, I am a woman and with a lot of humbleness, I have only requested them - can I please see and verify with the ID cards. If somebody wants to make a big issue out of it, that means they are scared..."

Responding to the issue, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said: "I have not seen (the video) but BJP is simply trying to polarise Muslim votes to win but all these issues are going to help Asaduddin Owaisi. It is not going to benefit BJP..."