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Hans India
2 days ago
- General
- Hans India
Scores take part in Kavad yatra with gaiety
Visakhapatnam: Wielding a pole tied with holy water urns and chanting 'Har Har Mahadev', scores of Marwaris carried out 'Kavad Yatra 2025' in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The spiritual procession is observed in the month of Sravan by the community. In Visakhapatnam, the event was organised by the Marwari Yuva Manch for the 23rd consecutive time. This year, over 2,000 devotees took part in the procession that commenced at 6 am from Madhavadhara temple and culminated at Jagannath temple located at Daspalla Hills. Upon concluding the yatra, the Marwaris offered the sacred water to 'Shivling' at the temple. The organisers said that the event was organised with the support of other community organisations, including Utkal Sanskrutika Samaj, Terapanth Samaj, Kerala Kala Samithi, Maheshwari Yuva Manch. The police department extended its support in carrying out the yatra hassle-free. Marwari Yuva Manch president Bhupendra Khemka, secretary Arpit Maheshwari and treasurer Milan Jain mentioned that the yatra epitomises devotion, unity and cultural harmony.


Hans India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
BRS brands caste survey a ‘betrayal' of Backward Classes
Hyderabad: Backward Classes (BC) leaders from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) today alleged that the Telangana caste survey is not a genuine model but a 'mirage built on secrecy and political manipulation,' further accusing the Congress government of undermining the self-respect of BC communities. Leader of the Opposition in the Council, S Madhusudhana Chari, claimed that the 'hypocritical drama' of both Congress and BJP on the BC issue has been exposed. He asserted that BC reservations have been plagued by conspiracies. Condemning recent comments by Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud, Madhusudhana Chari stated that the Congress was committing a 'desperate betrayal' of BCs on the 42 per cent BC reservation promise, akin to past actions. He accused Congress of placing state power in the hands of upper castes and subjugating the country to the rights of dominant castes. 'The Congress has committed the inhumanity of making BCs live in a miserable condition as second-class citizens for 75 years,' Madhusudhana Chari said. He added that the Congress, which he described as the 'cause of all the misfortunes of BCs,' is now exploiting the BC cause for political gains, citing the unfulfilled promises of the Kamareddy BC Declaration. This declaration, he alleged, contained many unfulfilled promises for BC castes such as Mudiraj, Gangaputra, Vishwakarma, Nai Brahmin, Gowda, Gollakurumalu, Padmasali, Rajaka, Munnurukapu, and others. Party MLC D Sravan Kumar echoed these sentiments, urging the Congress to cease its deception of the nation. He reiterated that the Telangana caste survey was not a model but a 'mirage built on secrecy and political manipulation,' demanding transparency from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. In an open letter to the Chief Minister, Sravan accused the Revanth-led regime of resorting to 'systematic deception, calculated concealment, and constitutional betrayal,' all under the false pretence of championing social justice. 'This is not a 'model' for India, it's a political mirage crafted to hoodwink the public. A spectacle of social justice on the outside, but hollow and dishonest within,' Sravan declared, labelling it a 'deliberate mockery of democracy and BC empowerment.'


The Hindu
21-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BRS leader urges Governor to order probe into snooping on Telangana ministers
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Dasoju Sravan has appealed to the Governor to institute judicial inquiry into the allegations of snooping on several Cabinet Ministers in Telangana and shied the State from abuse of power and unlawful surveillance. Quoting a report, Mr. Sravan alleged that the Chief Minister's office was spying on the Cabinet Ministers and monitoring their private conversations by making the CMO into a surveillance hub wherein the ministers were not being spared from the unconstitutional gaze. The snooping was also on on the political opponents, bureaucrats, journalists and other close confidants of the Chief Minister. He said that there were credible reports of rampant phone tapping, tracking of ministers' movements and eavesdropping on private communications – all conducted without any judicial or executive oversight. It isn't just misuse of power but a dangerous betrayal of public trust and a direct assault on the Constitution, the BRS leader said.


Hans India
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
BRS fumes over BJP's India map excluding Telangana, demands apology
Hyderabad: The BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Thursday voiced strong objections to the India map presented by the Andhra Pradesh BJP Chief Madhav to Minister Nara Lokesh, which conspicuously excluded Telangana. The BRS leader took to X to express his displeasure at the BJP leader's actions. 'We have fought for generations for our cultural identity, our rightful place in history, and our geographical position – TELANGANA,' said K T Rama Rao. 'Today, your Andhra Pradesh state BJP chief Madhav, has belittled our struggle by gifting a United Andhra Pradesh map and ignoring the existence of Telangana. This is absolutely unacceptable and reflects the blatant disregard for the people of Telangana… for our state, and for our struggle, sacrifices of martyrs, and history. What are we if our history is erased?!' He concluded by stating, 'Sir, I request you to clarify whether this reflects your party's plan or political agenda. If it's a genuine oversight, I demand an apology from your party leadership to the people of Telangana.' Party MLC D Sravan Kumar described the India map displayed by Andhra leaders, deliberately omitting Telangana, as a 'dangerous and deeply offensive act that strikes at the very heart of the identity of Telangana.' He found it 'shocking that while Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are clearly acknowledged on the map, Telangana, the 28th State of the Indian Union, born out of decades of democratic people's struggle, historical sacrifice, and a constitutional process, is erased.' The BRS leader asserted that this selective recognition by these senior leaders of Andhra Pradesh reflects 'more than ignorance.' He claimed it reveals 'deep-rooted arrogance, contempt, a deliberate denial, and a political conspiracy to delegitimise Telangana's rightful existence and identity.' Sravan characterised the act as 'a cruel assault on every soul of Telanganite who fought for Telangana's statehood, an attack on the Constitution of India, which guarantees the territorial integrity and recognition of all its states, and a symbolic extermination of Telangana's identity, heritage, and legitimacy.' Sravan further criticised, stating that 'on one hand, they loot Godavari and Krishna waters and now, they insult by showing a map of India that erases the very identity of Telangana.' The BRS leader appealed to the Telangana DGP to immediately take suo motu cognisance of this grave act and register a case under the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023): Section 336 – Forgery of public documents; Section 337 – Forgery for the purpose of deception; Section 196 – Promoting enmity between regions; Section 352 – Criminal intimidation of Telangana's political and cultural identity; and Section 353 – Public mischief likely to disturb peace and incite unrest. Sravan concluded, 'This is not just about a map. It is about our struggle, our sacrifices, our history, our identity and, after all, our constitutional rights.'


The Hindu
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BRS strongly objects to AP BJP chief displaying a map sans Telangana
HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has strongly objected to Andhra Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president P.V.N. Madhav presenting a map (framed portrait) of India without depicting Telangana or showing it as a part of Andhra Pradesh to Minister N. Lokesh. 'It's nothing but belittling Telangana people's struggle for statehood. By showing a combined AP map and ignoring the existence of Telangana, the BJP leader has insulted Telangana people's fight for generations for their cultural identity, for a rightful place in the history and their geographical position,' BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao said in a poser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Rama Rao said that it was absolutely unacceptable and reflected the blatant disregard for the people of Telangana – 'to our State, to our struggle, sacrifices of martyrs and history'. 'What are we if our history is erased? Sir, I request you to clarify whether this reflects your party's plan or political agenda,' he sought to know from the Prime Minister. 'If it is a genuine oversight, BRS demands an apology from the BJP leadership to the people of Telangana,' Mr. Rama Rao said. Speaking separately, BRS MLC D. Sravan said that the map of India displayed by AP leaders Mr. Lokesh and Mr. Madhav, deliberately omitting Telangana, is a dangerous and deeply offensive act that strikes at the very heart of Telangana's identity. It is shocking that while Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are clearly acknowledged in the map, Telangana, the youngest State of the Indian Union, born out of decades of democratic people's struggle, historical sacrifice and a constitutional process is erased. The selective recognition of the two senior leaders of AP reflects more than ignorance, Mr. Sravan said and added: 'It reveals deep-rooted arrogance, contempt, a deliberate denial and a political conspiracy to delegitimise Telangana's rightful existence and identity'. He observed that the act is a cruel assault on every soul of Telanganite who fought for Telangana's statehood, an attack on the Constitution of India, which guarantees the territorial integrity and recognition of all its States, a symbolic extermination of Telangana's identity, heritage and legitimacy. 'On the one hand, they loot our Godavari and Krishna waters, and now, they insult us by showing a map of India that erases the very identity of Telangana,' Mr. Sravan said and demanded Telangana police to immediately take suo motu cognizance of the grave act and register a case.