Andhra Cong workers fire 'pigeon-stuffed rocket'

Hyderabad: Police have registered a case against Congress members of Kovvuru town in West Godavari district for allegedly giving a bloody welcome to Andhra Pradesh Congress chief N Raghuveera Reddy by firing rockets stuffed with live doves as he arrived for a visit in the village. Two doves fell dead while the rest had their wings and claws scorched. Cadres had even tied party flags to the necks of the birds, meant to unfurl once the rockets exploded and released the doves. The incident invited the wrath of animal rights activists and the ruling Telugu Desam Party.