BRS student wing leaders arrested at Osmania University during Banakacherla protest

According to sources, the BRSV leaders were explaining the implications of the Banakacherla project to students when the police intervened and detained them before transferring them to the Lalaguda Police Station.

Hyderabad: The president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) wing, Gellu Srinivas Yadav, along with 20 student leaders, was arrested by the police at Osmania University on Saturday while distributing pamphlets highlighting the alleged adverse impacts of the Banakacherla project on Telangana.

The arrests took place as the student leaders were peacefully raising awareness among students about the project, which they claim is being illegally constructed by the Andhra Pradesh government, causing injustice to Telangana.

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According to sources, the BRSV leaders were explaining the implications of the Banakacherla project to students when the police intervened and detained them before transferring them to the Lalaguda Police Station.

The arrested leaders include Gellu Srinivas Yadav, Kishore Goud, Tunga Balu, Kadari Swami Yadav, G.D. Anil, Katam Shiva, Naresh, Avinash, Satish, Nagender, and Srikanth, among others.

The BRSV condemned the arrests, terming them ‘illegal’ and accusing the police of obstructing their peaceful efforts to educate students.

A post on X by Gellu Srinivas Yadav condemned the police action.

 

గోదావరిలో తెలంగాణ నీటి వాటా తేల్చేవరకు ఆంధ్ర బనకచర్లను అడ్డుకుంటాం అనే నినాదంతో బిఆర్ఎస్వీ ఆధ్వర్యంలో రాష్ట్రంలోని ప్రతి కాలేజీ ప్రతి విద్యార్థికి వివరించి చైతన్యం చేయాలని నేటినుండి 5 రోజుల కార్యక్రమానికి శ్రీకారం చుట్టుకుంది బిఆర్ఎస్వీ.. pic.twitter.com/Ihotsugayz

— Gellu Srinivas Yadav (@GelluSrinuBRS) July 19, 2025