Telangana Congress MLA Malreddy Ranga Reddy faced criticism after a video, purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a female college student aboard a moving government-operated bus, was widely shared on social media.
Reddy had boarded the bus to interact with beneficiaries of the state government’s flagship Mahalakshmi Free Ride scheme, which provides free bus travel to women, girls and transgender people, as per the reports. “The Congress needs to train its male politicians to keep their hands off girls. His banal conversation doesn’t need him to repeatedly touch her. If the government fails to do so, we will take the fight directly to Ibrahimpatnam.”
The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday, October 6, while the bus was travelling from Ibrahimpatnam to Yamjal in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district. who said the scheme had helped her save Rs 45,000, Ibrahimpatnam MLA Reddy allegedly touched her inappropriately despite her apparent discomfort and body language indicating that she was uneasy While interacting with the college student.
Doesn’t matter how old he is – she is not comfortable, and this man has no idea of consent,” she said. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Patlolla Karthik Indra Reddy reacted to the incident and said, “Rather than filing false cases against our cadre, this government should file a case against this MLA and suspend him from their party.
