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Stressing that police behaviour towards the victims gets accolades for State government, the Chief Minister said police should redefine friendly policing and be polite towards victims and act tough on offenders.

Tensions escalated in Hyderabad on Thursday as Cyberabad police arrested senior BRS leaders, including MLAs T Harish Rao, G Jagadish Reddy, and Padi Kaushik Reddy, amid high drama.

A group of BRS leaders and activists led by former zilla parishad chairman Lingala Kamal Raju were stopped at the school entrance when they tried to visit the school as part of ‘Gurukul Bata’ programme being organised across the State to know the conditions at the residential schools.

Speaking on the occasion, Srinivas Reddy thanked BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and the BRS, for giving him special recognition. "The party's growth and progress have been a collective effort, and I am indebted to Chandrashekhar Rao for his support," he said.

BRS leaders and local people, who participated in large numbers in the Deeksha Diwas programme held at Alugunur here on Friday, recollected the scenes that happened during the time of the arrest of party president K Chandrashekhar Rao 15 years ago.

The BRS would come to power in next elections and enquiry would be ordered against the police officers who harassed the party cadres, he cautioned.

The BRS had planned the Maha Dharna on Thursday at the Mahabubabad district headquarters, in which party working president KT Rama Rao was slated to take part. However, the SP, who agreed to sanction permission earlier, denied it in the last minute.

At a joint news conference at Telangana Bhavan, Sudheer Reddy criticized the Chief Minister for using inappropriate language and highlighted that the BRS had launched the Musi River clean-up project. He expressed disappointment over the CM’s claims that the BRS was hindering the project.

Pointing out the increasing unrest among different sections of the society and the frequent protests against the ruling Congress, he expressed confidence that the BRS would return to power, with the people still having great faith in the party

Harish Rao condemned the arrests of sarpanches, and demanded that the Chief Minister and the Panchayat Raj Minister hold discussions with them to clear pending bills spent for village development

The High Court on Monday directed the Mokila police not to take any coercive steps against Raj Pakala, businessman and brother-in-law of BRS working president KT Rama Rao, as long as he cooperated with the 41 A notices issued to him.

Police raided Pakala's residence at Janwada during a family function, which was later depicted as a rave party

The political witch hunt, following Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy's 'political bombs' announcement, began with a raid on Raj Pakala's home in Janwada, amid claims of breaking news from Congress supporters

BRS workers who gathered at the scene opposed the police's highhanded behavior, leading to heated arguments.

"It is heartbreaking to see police families on the streets. This is the first time in history that police officers have had to protest for their rights," they said

After the public hearing on the power tariff hike in Sircilla on Friday, Rama Rao reminded the media that the BRS had opposed leaders like YS Rajasekhara Reddy and N. Chandrababu Naidu during the Telangana statehood movement.

The final rites of Narsamma, who died of ill-health on Tuesday morning, were held at Markandeya nagar Swargadamam

He demanded their immediate release, accusing the Congress government of using authoritarian tactics to suppress dissent and prevent the BRS leaders from attending a crucial public hearing on environmental impact assessment

BRS leaders demanded swift action against the attackers, holding the Congress government responsible for creating an environment of fear and political vendetta.

Several hundreds gathered at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday to voice their concerns over the ongoing demolition drive linked to the Musi riverfront beautification project