Former minister T. Harish Rao, along with a few MLAs, later held a flash protest at the Secretariat entrance. Police detained all the BRS leaders at both locations and shifted them to the party office in Banjara Hills before releasing them.
Hyderabad: Making it clear that urea shortages would be its top priority, the BRS on Saturday staged protests here demanding immediate supplies of the fertiliser for farmers. Carrying empty fertiliser bags, party leaders gathered at the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial opposite the Assembly.
Soon after, working president K.T. Rama Rao led BRS legislators in a march to the agriculture commissioner’s office at Basheerbagh and staged a sit-in protest.
Former minister T. Harish Rao, along with a few MLAs, later held a flash protest at the Secretariat entrance. Police detained all the BRS leaders at both locations and shifted them to the party office in Banjara Hills before releasing them.
Speaking to reporters, Rama Rao demanded an explanation from the government. “Farmers are standing in endless queues waiting for urea. This is a direct result of Congress’s incompetence and failure to manage the agricultural sector,” he complained.
He reiterated the demand for a 15-day Assembly session, saying the BRS was ready to debate any issue—from the fertiliser crisis and farmer suicides to irrigation projects such as Kaleshwaram. “More than 600 farmers have taken their lives in recent months due to agricultural distress under Congress rule. The Congress promised ‘Six Guarantees’ but delivered only deception. Farmers are on the streets, students await fee reimbursements, yet the government hides behind excuses,” Rama Rao pointed out.
