Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Kishan Reddy Accuses Congress of Double Standards on Democratic Rights
G. Kishan Reddy says Congress supports the right to protest in Delhi but does not allow the BJP the same freedom in Telangana.
He says Congress leaders have held demonstrations in Delhi and Hyderabad.
He also alleges that BJP leaders in Telangana have been stopped from protesting or visiting people.
Some of the protests were about jobs, farmers and payments.
Reddy says questioning the government is part of the Opposition’s job.
He asked why BJP leaders should not have the same rights as Congress leaders.
He also criticized Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for saying democracy is “choked.”
Reddy pointed to the 1975 Emergency, saying press freedom was restricted and Opposition leaders were jailed.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy accused Congress of applying different standards to protest rights in Delhi and Telangana.
He said Delhi Police allowed Congress protests despite public inconvenience, while BJP leaders faced restrictions in Telangana.
Reddy alleged that BJP leaders, including state chief N. Ramchander Rao, were repeatedly placed under house arrest.
He cited BJP protests over constable recruitment, farmers’ issues, fee reimbursements, Section 22A and Bhu Bharati.
Reddy also challenged Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of democracy as “choked,” citing the Emergency of 1975.
- Who
- Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, Congress leaders and BJP leaders in Telangana.
- What
- Reddy accused Congress of double standards on democratic rights and called for equal protest freedoms for the BJP in Telangana.
- When
- Sunday; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- Delhi, Hyderabad and Telangana, India.
- Why
- Reddy alleged that Congress protests were permitted in Delhi while BJP leaders were restricted from protesting and meeting people in Telangana.
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Congress position in the reports
Right to protest
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Reddy said Congress protests were allowed in Delhi while BJP leaders faced restrictions in Telangana.
Congress position in the reports
The articles report no direct Congress response to Reddy’s allegations.
Condition of democracy
Kishan Reddy’s allegations
Reddy challenged Mallikarjun Kharge’s description of Indian democracy as “choked” and cited the Emergency of 1975.
Congress position in the reports
Kharge’s description is reported, but the articles provide no further response from him.
- Accuser
- G. Kishan Reddy, Union minister for coal and mines
- Main allegation
- Congress applies different standards to protest and political rights in Delhi and Telangana
- BJP leader cited
- N. Ramchander Rao, Telangana BJP state president
- Protest issues cited
- Constable recruitment, farmers’ issues, fee reimbursement, Section 22A and Bhu Bharati
- Recent Congress demonstration
- Congress leaders staged a sit-in outside Lok Bhavan in Hyderabad, demanding the Chief Election Commissioner’s removal
- Historical reference
- The Emergency of 1975
