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 former cricketer was allocated the Public Enterprises and Minority Affairs portfolios instead of the Sports Department even though he was tipped to get it due to his cricket background.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that Rizvi applied for VRS even after he had ten years of service left due to a tussle between chief minister Revanth Reddy’s son-in-law and excise minister Jupally Krishna Rao’s son over tenders.
The Basti Dawakhanas scheme had been introduced by the previous BRS government under K Chandrasekhar Rao to address the gaps in public health, particularly in urban areas and provided free medical care to the economically backward population.
Accusing the Opposition BRS of colluding with the BJP ahead of the bypoll in Jubilee Hills constituency, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the party was conspiring to try to split votes due to a secret pact between the two.
Rao lashed out at the Congress government, alleging that it was going to privatise the state-owned bus service.
