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Senior BRS leaders condemned the midnight arrest of journalists in Telangana, accusing the Revanth Reddy government of abusing power and attacking press freedom. They compared the action to the Emergency era and demanded the immediate release of the journalists.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned the midnight arrests of three journalists in Telangana, likening the situation to the Emergency era. He questioned Rahul Gandhi and accused the Congress government of suppressing media freedom and misusing police power.

The Congress government’s district demerger plans have cast doubt over Siddipet’s future as a district. With mandals set to be merged back into Karimnagar and Jangaon, BRS accuses Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of targeting its leaders and vows to resist

Senior Congress leader Thakkalapally Ravinder Rao from Narsampet joined the BRS, citing dissatisfaction with the Congress government’s policies and lack of direction, and praising former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s developmental initiatives

Former minister Harish Rao accused the Congress government of neglecting municipalities for two years, failing to release funds, disrupting water supply and betraying poll promises, and urged BRS cadres to expose these failures in the upcoming municipal elections

BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of surrendering Telangana’s Godavari and Krishna river water rights to Andhra Pradesh under N Chandrababu Naidu’s influence. He criticised the Congress government’s weak Supreme Court petition and alleged incompetence in irrigation matters

BRS MLA Gangula Kamalakar expressed confidence that the party would sweep the upcoming municipal elections in Karimnagar district, citing development achieved during its ten-year rule. Senior leaders stressed continuing momentum from gram panchayat polls, with KT Rama Rao set to attend a key meeting

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of running Telangana through commissions and pressure, alleging bias in movie ticket hike approvals. He said the Congress government was harassing the film industry and misusing the Home Department for arbitrary decisions

BRS leaders in Siddipet have strongly opposed the Congress government’s reported move to dissolve the district, following Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar’s statement on merging Husnabad constituency with Karimnagar. The BRS has demanded clarity from Congress leaders, warning they will not allow them to campaign in the district without a clear stand.

BRS city wing president Pagadala Nagaraju criticised Congress leaders in Khammam, alleging that no significant development has taken place since the party came to power. He claimed sanitation has collapsed, garbage is piling up, and streetlights remain unrepaired.

BRS leader Manne Krishank accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of double standards in awarding government contracts to firms he earlier criticised. He demanded a probe into past allegations or an apology for making false claims against the BRS leadership.

BRS deputy floor leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav criticised the Congress government’s proposal to create new municipal corporations, alleging it would erase Secunderabad’s identity. The party warned of protests and demanded immediate withdrawal of the plan

BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar accused the Revanth Reddy government of politically targeting BRS leaders through false cases and prolonged phone-tapping investigations, warning of public anger over alleged harassment of a retired IPS officer

BRS will convene an all-party meeting on January 11 opposing alleged moves to erase Secunderabad’s identity, demanding a separate municipal corporation and announcing a protest rally on January 17

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused the Congress and BJP of colluding to weaken the BRS and malign former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. At a press conference, he alleged that BJP leaders were acting like Congress spokesmen, failing to question the government on key issues.

The BRS has stepped up its political campaign against the Congress government in Telangana, intensifying district tours and issue-based mobilisation. Senior leaders are focusing on irrigation, farmers’ issues and governance concerns as part of a structured Statewide offensive.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu admitted he pressured the union government in 2014 to merge seven Telangana mandals with Andhra Pradesh. The remarks have revived political debate, with the BRS citing them as proof of a unilateral and politically driven decision

KT Rama Rao praised BRS's strong performance in gram panchayat elections, with 127 sarpanches and 156 deputy sarpanches winning. He highlighted Congress's declining support and BRS's growing influence in Telangana

Former minister Jogu Ramanna was detained while leading a BRS protest demanding soybean procurement and relief for farmers’ issues. The bandh disrupted transport and daily life, with shops and schools shut as farmer groups extended solidarity

BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed grief over the demise of senior Urdu journalist MA Rahim in Hyderabad on Tuesday.