Heavy police deployment near BRS leaders’ residences amid UoH protests

The heightened security comes just hours after BRS extended support to the students' agitation against the clearance of 400 acres of greenery in Kancha Gachibowli

Hyderabad: With student protests at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) intensifying, police forces were deployed in large numbers near the residences of BRS working president KT Rama Rao, senior MLA T Harish Rao, and other BRS leaders in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The heightened security comes just hours after BRS extended support to the students’ agitation against the clearance of 400 acres of greenery in Kancha Gachibowli.

While police anticipate possible participation from BRS leaders, the party has clarified that it will not engage directly in the students’ movement to prevent the government from making any excuses of political interference. Rama Rao had already announced that BRS will take up the issue in Rajya Sabha, courts, and public forums.

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Meanwhile, BRS student leaders staged a protest at KBR Park, opposing the clearance of greenery at Kancha Gachibowli. They extended solidarity with students and created awareness of the adverse impact of the Congress government’s decision to sell the lands. They were joined by environmental activists and morning walkers, opposing the large-scale deforestation.