Union Minister G Kishan Reddy Detained By Telangana Police Over Protest Against KCR Govt

Telangana BJP President and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy was detained by police while on a 24-hour hunger strike in Hyderabad's Indira Park in protest of the KC Rao-led government.

Union Minister and BJP Telangana President G Kishan Reddy addresses supporters during a protest against the BRS government, in Hyderabad, Wednesday.

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Telangana BJP President and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who was staging a 24-hour hunger strike in protest against the KC Rao-led government in Hyderabad's Indira Park, was detained by police on Wednesday (September 13), news agency ANI reported. Prior to his arrest, workers who had gathered in the Union Minister's support were detained. 

#WATCH | Telangana BJP president & Union minister G Kishan Reddy, who was sitting on a 24-hour hunger strike against the KC Rao government in Hyderabad's Indira Park, detained by police pic.twitter.com/X0HrBu0y6a

— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2023

#WATCH | Police detain BJP workers who are gathered in support of Telangana BJP president & Union minister G Kishan Reddy who is sitting on a 24-hour hunger strike against KC Rao government in Hyderabad's Indira Park pic.twitter.com/oRRWdFvwmn

— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2023

Reddy also posted on X, stating, "Arrested by the KCR govt. - For protesting against the failed promises on employment and youth."

Arrested by the KCR govt. -
For protesting against the failed promises on employment and youth.#BJPStands4Youth pic.twitter.com/IiOhTK3Lrn

— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) September 13, 2023

Earlier in the day, slamming the BRS government in Telangana for allegedly failing unemployed youth since taking power in 2014, Reddy stated that the youth would teach the ruling party a lesson. He claimed that if the BJP wins power in the state, it will provide jobs to young people, similar to how the Modi government has conducted a large-scale recruitment drive.

Addressing a 24-hour protest fast organised by the BJP in Hyderabad in solidarity with unemployed youth, Reddy, president of the BJP in Telangana, said lakhs of youth had fought for Telangana statehood in the hope of finding work.

He claimed that approximately 1,200 "Telangana children" had given their lives in the name of Telangana statehood.

However, he claimed that the BRS government completely ignored the unemployed youth.

తెలంగాణ ఉద్యమంలో కీలక పాత్ర పోషించిన నిరుద్యోగుల్ని కేసీఆర్ మోసం చేశారు.

యువత గిరిగీసి పోరాటం చేసింది. సాగరహారం, వంటావార్పు, మిలియన్ మార్చ్ లో యువత కీలక పాత్రపోషించింది. -ఇందిరాపార్క్ ఉపవాస దీక్షలో శ్రీ @kishanreddybjp గారు, అధ్యక్షులు, బిజెపి తెలంగాణ#BJPStands4Youth pic.twitter.com/B5nEUiCIHW

— BJP Telangana (@BJP4Telangana) September 13, 2023

"They expected to get jobs. However, even after nine years, unemployed youth did not find work," he said.

He claimed that the BRS government did not conduct Public Service Commission (PSC) recruitment tests for a long time and "tried to deceive the unemployed youth as part of a plan."

Finally, he claimed that when the state government conducted recruitment tests, the test papers were leaked due to "corruption in the government" and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's "inability".

According to Reddy, this has left lakhs of unemployed youth high and dry.

Chief Minister KCR claimed that he promised an unemployment benefit of Rs 3,016 per month but "backstabbed" the unemployed youth.

The CM promised to regularise Home Guards, but a Home Guard recently committed suicide in Hyderabad after not receiving his salary for two months, according to Reddy. "It was not a suicide. It was a murder by the BRS government. Because, you cheated after making a promise. You did not regularise them. You said you will regularize (the services of) Home Guards but did not do so," he alleged.