Hyderabad, Feb 2: On a tough poll day in Hyderabad, political temperatures escalated after members of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) allegedly attacked two renowned Congress leaders in the Old City. Uttam Reddy and Shabir Ali accuse Owaisi of directing his volunteers to attack their convoy in the area. Also Read - 'What Can You Expect From a Govt That Claims Cow Urine Can Cure COVID-19', TMC MP in RS | LIVE

Both the leaders along with Congress workers have sat on dharna outside DGP office demanding action against the Hyderabad MP and the AIMIM workers who launched the violent attack. “We are demanding the arrest of Asaduddin Owaisi for the attack on our workers,” Uttam Reddy said. Also Read - WATCH | Congress MPs Burn Copies of Farm Bills in Parliament, Say 'Will Reduce BJP to Ashes'

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Congress on dharna outside DGP office in Hyderabad alleging that Owaisi supporters damaged cars of Congress leaders pic.twitter.com/8oVBaOPymF — ANI (@ANI_news) February 2, 2016



According to Shabir Ali, AIMIM chief Owaisi himself directed his workers to attack our convoy. “I heard him saying that ‘Inki himmat kaise hui mere ilaake mei ghusne ki (How dare they try to enter inside my territory). If he is a true Muslim, he will bot blatantly lie and refute the allegations,” the Congress politician said. (ALSO READ: Asaduddin Owaisi warns Muslims, Dalits in Hyderabad to vote for AIMIM if they want to eat beef (Video)

However, Owaisi has directly denied the charges saying that he is ready for political intervention. “If someone has broke the law, police should take action against him. I assure you that neither me nor my partymen were involved in the attack.” Instead he blamed the Congress leaders of violating model code of conduct by campaigning at the time when voting was going on.

In the civic elections conducted today for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), 42.3 per cent of polling was registered.