KTR Slams Congress For Banning Protests At OU

BRS working president K T Rama Rao today strongly condemned the Congress government's decision to ban protests at Osmania University, calling it a direct attack on democracy.

"Is this the spirit of democracy? Is this the democratic right to protest that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress claim to uphold? If the Congress truly believes in democracy, why is it resorting to authoritarian measures to silence student voices?" he asked.

KTR reminded the public that during its election campaign the party had promised the right to protest as part of its seventh guarantee. However, in just over a year, the same Congress government had betrayed that promise by imposing restrictions on student demonstrations, showcasing its double standards, he said.

KTR said that the Union government and several State governments led by the BJP had cracked down on student movements in universities across the country, and accused the Congress of following the same dictatorial approach in Telangana, proving that it was no different from the BJP when it came to suppressing dissent.

"Suppressing student voices is a clear sign of dictatorship. The Congress government in Telangana is now revealing its true colours by curbing the students' fundamental right to protest. Osmania University, which played a crucial role in the Telangana movement, is now being turned into a prison under this oppressive rule," he said.

KTR also criticised the government's "misplaced priorities", and said that instead of addressing serious issues like contaminated food in university hostels, where students recently found insects and even razor blades in their meals, the Congress government was focused on crushing student dissent.

KTR warned the Congress government that its undemocratic actions would not go unchallenged, and that students and the people of Telangana would soon deliver a fitting response to its betrayal.

He also reaffirmed that the BRS would stand by the students and fight any attempt to suppress their voices.