Hyderabad police denies permission to ‘Secunderabad Bachao’ rally; Harish slams Cong Govt for suppression

Hyderabad City Police denied permission to a BRS-backed rally seeking a separate municipal corporation for Secunderabad, prompting former minister T. Harish Rao to accuse the Congress government of stifling democratic rights through preventive arrests and police obstruction.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad City Police on Saturday denied permission to the a BRS-Sadhana Samithi rally to the Secunderabad Railway Station.

The rally was in support of the demand for a separate municipal corporation for Secunderabad, distinct from GHMC, to preserve its unique identity and improve administration. The BRS had extended its support to the programme. Heavy police deployment was made at Secunderabad to prevent any trouble.

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Meanwhile, former Minister T Harish Rao slammed the Congress government for obstructing the rally and resorting to preventive arrests.

“I strongly condemn the Congress government’s preventive arrests and obstruction by police for a peaceful rally being conducted by BRS. The government should immediately release all those who have been detained,” Harish Rao said on X.

Interestingly, the Congress government had boasted about protecting democratic values under its seventh guarantee. In sharp contrast, it was obstructing and arresting people for conducting a peaceful rally. This, he said, amounted to hypocrisy on the part of the Congress government.

“By obstructing the rally and arrests, the government cannot suppress the voice and demand for Secunderabad Municipal Corporation establishment,” Harish Rao added.

కాంగ్రెస్ అధికారంలోకి వస్తే ప్రజాస్వామ్యమే మా ఏడవ గ్యారంటీ అని చెప్పిన @revanth_anumula గారు.. నేడు ప్రశ్నించే గొంతుకలను పోలీసులతో అణచివేస్తూ నిరంకుశత్వమే మా పాలసీ అని నిరూపిస్తున్నారు.

సికింద్రాబాద్ మున్సిపల్ కార్పొరేషన్ సాధన కోసం మా పార్టీ సీనియర్ నాయకులు తలసాని శ్రీనివాస్… pic.twitter.com/zt6f9DUTNr

— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) January 17, 2026