"rasta-roko"

A severe shortage of urea has triggered widespread protests across the erstwhile Adilabad district, with farmers staging rasta roko demonstrations and blocking traffic in multiple mandals. Officials have promised swift action, but farmers continue to demand immediate resolution.

BRS activists staged a rasta roko at Manair bridge in Rajanna-Sircilla, protesting the PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project. They accused the Congress and BJP of targeting the party and opposed Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s call for a CBI probe

Farmers across Telangana are facing severe urea shortages, with many waiting overnight at PACS centres. Women farmers too joined the queues, expressing anger at the government. The crisis sparked BRS protests, arrests, and rising tensions in several districts.

Farmers in Narsapur, Medak district, staged a rasta roko on the Hyderabad–Medak road demanding urea supply amid acute shortage. Traffic was disrupted before police and agriculture officials intervened and pacified protesters, who withdrew after assurances of fertiliser distribution.

Students of a government primary school in Sangareddy staged a road blockade demanding cancellation of their teacher’s transfer. Parents joined the protest, citing improved standards under the teacher. Police and parents eventually persuaded the students to return to class.

Traffic on Karimnagar-Jammikunta road stalled for about an hour as agitators refuse to withdraw protest, raise slogans against Congress government

Complain that the millers are deducting nearly 2 kg of paddy per bag of the grains at the time of buying the grains from the growers

They raised slogans against the collector and other officials for not taking initiatives to speed up the procurement process

Farmers raised slogans demanding the collector Sandeep Kumar Jha to visit the spot and give assurance to solve their problem.

Say the impounding of Ankampet lake is mandatory to meet irrigation needs of Yasangi

Officials took up no road works during the last 15 months, says BRS leader Bhupal Reddy

The Collector Abhillasha said that a report on protests of farmers against establishment of an ethanol factory in Dilawarpur mandal centre, was sent to the office of the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy

Members of the committee, locals and women blocked the traffic, causing inconvenience to motorists for around three hours. They raised slogans against the government for allowing the management to set up the plant in their village.

The villagers of Sirur blocked the road to protest the government's neglect. They pointed out that numerous accidents have occurred on this stretch due to the government's failure to repair the road, despite repeated appeals to officials and elected representatives. Farmers from the area also complained that the dust from the road is damaging nearby crops, disrupting households along the route, and affecting local businesses.

They charged that the police personnel were being made to work as bonded labour and demanded the government to protect the rights of the police personnel. They alleged that the police personnel were made to work long hours without leave.

Large-scale protests have been staged by the BRS party workers across erstwhile Khammam district against the Congress government’s failure to extend Rythu Bharosa to farmers in kharif season

The students and parents blocked a road in the mandal centre, seeking officials to appoint sufficient teachers for the institution.

Students from a Zilla Parishad High School, along with the victim's parents and residents of Buguruguda village, temporarily blocked traffic on the Mancherial-Chandrapur highway while demanding justice and action against the perpetrator. They chanted slogans condemning the culprit.

Students from Khajapur village and Khajapur thanda said that they were unable to reach school on time due to delayed bus services.

Irrespective of political affiliations, leaders of all political parties, farmers, agriculture and MGNREGA labourers and others participated in the protest.