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BRS leader KTR briefly detained during protest against Congress in Telangana

From Indian Express · () English

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  • BRS working president KT Rama Rao, former minister T. Harish Rao and other party legislators were detained outside the Telangana Assembly.
  • Police stopped them from entering while they wore black T-shirts protesting the Congress governmentโ€™s 1,000-day record.
  • The shirts carried slogans accusing Congress of failing to deliver on its promises and providing failed governance.

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao, former minister T. Harish Rao and other BRS legislators were briefly detained outside the Telangana Assembly after police stopped them from entering in black T-shirts.

The BRS MLAs and MLCs had staged a protest against the Congress governmentโ€™s 1,000-day rule. Their shirts carried the slogans โ€œCongress Failed to Deliver on Its Promisesโ€ and โ€œ1,000 Days of Failed Governance.โ€

Congress Failed to Deliver on Its Promises

· BRS protestersSlogan printed on the black T-shirts worn during the protest.

The police action came as the legislators attempted to enter the Assembly premises while wearing the protest shirts. KTR and Harish Rao were among those detained.

1,000 Days of Failed Governance

· BRS protestersSlogan printed on the black T-shirts criticizing the Congress governmentโ€™s record.
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