Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) president Kalvakuntla Kavitha Detained by police on Thursday while staging a protest demanding 250-square-yard land allotments for the families of Telangana martyrs at Boduppal near Hyderabad. The protest comes amid growing political confrontation over the Congress government’s poll promises related to Telangana statehood activists.
Police foiled the protest called by TRS, demanding that the Congress government fulfil its promise of allotting land to Telangana activists who participated and laid down their lives during the statehood movement.
Kavitha Detained During Telangana Martyrs’ Land Protest
Hundreds of workers of TRS had reached Boduppal in Medchal Malkajgiri district since early morning to participate in the protest.
Police denied permission for the protest and removed the tents erected by TRS cadres. Police detained the protestors. Security was tightened in the area to prevent large gatherings and maintain law and order.
Tension prevailed when Kavitha, with her supporters, reached Medipally and participated in a puja at the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) layout.
A large number of police personnel deployed there tried to disperse the protestors, including women.
As the protestors resisted, a scuffle broke out between the two sides. Police personnel physically lifted Kavitha to the police vehicle. She was later shifted to Bollarum Police Station.
Kavitha Accuses Congress of Breaking Poll Promises
The TRS leader told the media that the countdown has begun for the Congress government.
She said they were arrested only for demanding that the Congress government implement the promise that house sites of 250 square yards will be allotted to each family of the Telangana martyrs.
Kavitha alleged that the government was failing to honour commitments made to the families of those who sacrificed their lives during the Telangana statehood movement.
TRS Leaders Condemn Arrests
TRS leaders condemned the arrests and alleged high-handedness by the police.
They recalled that the Congress had also promised a monthly honorary pension of Rs 25,000 for the parents or spouse of the martyrs and a government job for one family member.
They said Congress made the promises, but after coming to power, forgot them. They alleged that the government is trying to suppress voices questioning it, rather than fulfilling its promises.
They vowed not to rest till the government allots 250-square-yard house sites to the families of martyrs.
The TRS leaders said they would expose the Congress government’s betrayal before the people. They made it clear that arrests would not deter them from raising their voice. The protest is expected to further intensify the political confrontation between the opposition and the ruling Congress in Telangana.
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