BRS working president KT Rama Rao, Harish Rao, Deshapathi Srinivas and other party leaders condoled the death of Basharath Unnisa Begum, mother of TUWJ president K Virahat Ali, and extended condolences to the bereaved family.
The arrest of former BRS MLA Balka Suman in Hyderabad sparked sharp criticism from party leaders, who accused the Congress government of authoritarianism and political vendetta. Party leaders alleged the government was targeting opposition voices to divert attention from its failures.
Senior BRS leaders lashed out at the Congress government in Telangana, accusing it of misusing police investigation agencies to target opposition leaders and suppress dissent. At Telangana Bhavan, Opposition leader S Madhusudhana Chary and others alleged that notices against KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao were politically motivated.
BRS MLC Deshapathi Srinivas demanded that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy order a Special Investigation Team probe into reports published by Andhra Jyothi. He alleged selective action by the Congress government and called for a fair and impartial investigation
BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan accused CM Revanth Reddy of turning Telangana into a police State and filing over 5,000 false cases against BRS leaders. He also alleged misuse of the Command Centre for political surveillance. Other BRS leaders joined the criticism
In a strong counter to Jeevan Reddy's remarks, Srinivas told mediapersons that none differs with the fact that former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was a Congress statesman.
BRC president and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao selects Deshapathi Srinivas, K Naveen Kumar and Venkatram Reddy as candidates in ensuing MLC elections in Telangana
