Police thwart rally, stop BRS cadre

Scores of BRS cadres were stopped by police at different places in the city on Saturday when they were proceeding to participate in a 'peace rally' demanding the establishment of a separate Secunderabad Municipal Corporation. Police said there was no permission for the rally. BRS Working President KT Rama Rao criticised the state government for denying permission for the rally.

Former Minister and Sanathnagar MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav had earlier said that a peace rally would be organised from the Secunderabad Railway Station to the Gandhi statue on the MG Road on Saturday, demanding a separate Secunderabad Municipal Corporation. BRS leaders said police were blocking the peace rally, and the party workers were prevented from taking part in the rally and were taken into custody.

Senior BRS leader and former minister T Harish Rao, in a post on 'X' said: "Blocking the peaceful rally being held under the leadership of our party senior leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav garu for the establishment of Secunderabad Municipal Corporation, and arresting the workers is a condemnable act." Addressing the media, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao slammed the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s government for denying permission for the rally.

Stating that Hyderabad and Secunderabad are great symbols of the identity of the people of Telangana, the BRS leader said that due to the reckless decision taken by Revanth Reddy, Secunderabad is on the verge of losing its historical identity completely. People from all sections of society in Secunderabad have united and are protesting against the government’s decision, he further said.

“Once our (BRS) government comes to power, we will make Secunderabad a separate district,” he assured. Rahul Gandhi should respond to the "injustices and illegalities" taking place in Telangana, KTR demanded. Former Minister T Srinivas Yadav said they hold the rally in the first week of next month after obtaining permission from the court.