A major controversy erupted as Congress working president and former Sangareddy MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy put four Indian rollers, the State bird of Telangana, in a cage to display them to citizens of Sangareddy during the Dasara festivities organised at Ambedkar stadium in the town.
Jagga Reddy, his wife and Telangana Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) Limited chairman T Nirmala Reddy, the couple’s daughter Jaya Reddy, and son Bharath Sai Reddy also held the birds inappropriately to display them to citizens in violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.