Telangana police have arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Manne Krishank under charges of trespassing into TPCC leader Gundamalla Rajendra Kumar's residence and attacking him over a social media post.
Police action to stop BRS leaders from visiting Parigi has escalated a political clash, with the party accusing the Telangana government of targeting voices backing protesting farmers.
BRS leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Tuesday criticised the proposed Hate Speech & Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026, stating that while it is the responsibility of an elected government to safeguard fundamental rights, the Bill appears to deviate from that objective.
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petitions for the disqualification of two BRS MLAs who had allegedly switched loyalties to the Congress in 2024.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Speaker of acting on the orders of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and tagged it as a murder of democracy.
The Godavari Pushkaralu (worshipping the river) will be held in June-July of 2027. The former minister expressed his dismay over the central allocation to Andhra Pradesh though Telangana has eight BJP MPs including two central ministers.
As BRS upped its ante over the demolitions of encroachments on Musi River bed and in the full tank level (FTL) and buffer zones of various lakes, the Congress government has hit back by revealing in full details the number of lakes that have been encroached in the past ten years under K Chandrasekhar Rao
Taking a dig at the Opposition BRS which was viciously attacking his government over demolitions for the Musi project, Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy said some people were dreaming of returning to power by drumming up support on social media platforms.
The verbal sparring between the ruling Congress and opposition BRS turned ugly after Forest Minister Konda Surekha made a personal attack on BRS working president KT Rama Rao which not only bordered on character assassination but also dragged the name of a prominent South Indian star through the mud.
There was a scuffle between the Congress workers who stopped the convoy and shouted slogans of “KTR go back” and BRS supporters.
