Hyderabad, May 27 -- Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader and former MP Balka Suman on Tuesday sparked a political controversy after a video of him allegedly asking the party members to "burn down offices" and "plan militant activities" went viral on social media, receiving backlash from Congress and BJP.

According to the video, the BRS leader said that the party members held a protest on the National Highway in solidarity with farmers. Reflecting on the significantly lower participation of farmers in the protest, Suman asked the party members to organise themselves and engage in activities, including burning down the General Manager's office and Singareni Bhavan, planning militant activities, cutting off railway lines, etc to gain attenti...