Hyderabad: Police have denied permission for Janasena Party Chief Pawan Kalyan’s Nava Nirmana Sankalpa Sabha scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, at Sandhya Convention in Gachibowli.

The Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister is set to arrive in Hyderabad to participate in the function, which aims to strengthen the party’s presence in the Telangana political arena. Around 2,000 party workers and leaders are expected to participate.

However, the Hyderabad City Police have denied permission for the event. Janasena Party leaders plan to approach the court.

Earlier in the day, Telangana Backwards Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar took a vile dig at Pawan Kalyan, asking him to focus on Andhra rather than Telangana.

He demanded an unconditional apology from the Janasena Party Çhief over his recent remarks on the state.

Kalyan, a few months ago, remarked that the people of Telangana’s dishti (bad omen) has fallen on the fertile lands of the Godavari region. “Earlier, the Konaseema region in Godavari was blessed with greenery and coconut trees. Now, it is all gone and dried up. This is because the neighbouring state has put dishti,” he had said.

“Why is the Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister bothered about Telangana? Yes, we were a part of AP, but people should respect the history of Telangana before seeking public support,” Ponnam said.