Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Telangana Congress Demands KCR Attend Assembly or Resign
Telangana Congress leaders held a large protest in Hyderabad on Sunday.
They called it a Maha Dharna.
They want K. Chandrasekhar Rao, also known as KCR, to attend Assembly meetings.
They said he should resign as an MLA and opposition leader if he will not attend.
Congress leaders accused him of staying away from the Assembly for a long time.
They also said he continued to receive public money through his salary, benefits, and security expenses.
Congress ministers defended their government’s welfare programs and development work.
The reports did not include a response from KCR or the BRS to these accusations.
Telangana Congress leaders held a Maha Dharna at Indira Park Dharna Chowk on Sunday.
They demanded that Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao attend Assembly sessions or resign as MLA and Leader of the Opposition.
Congress leaders accused KCR of being absent from the Assembly while receiving salary, perks, and security-related public funds.
Ministers and Congress representatives criticised the BRS leadership and defended the Congress government’s welfare and development record.
The protest was led by Government Advisor V Hanumantha Rao and attended by Congress leaders, legislators, workers, and ministers.
- Who
- Telangana Congress leaders, ministers, legislators, workers, and K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
- What
- A Maha Dharna demanding that KCR attend Assembly sessions or resign as MLA and Leader of the Opposition.
- When
- Sunday; the reports do not specify the date.
- Where
- Indira Park Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Congress leaders alleged that KCR had largely avoided Assembly sessions while continuing to receive public funds and questioned his accountability to voters.
- Event
- Maha Dharna protest
- Organizer
- Telangana Congress Committee
- Location
- Indira Park Dharna Chowk, Hyderabad
- Main demand
- KCR should attend Assembly sessions or resign as MLA and Leader of the Opposition
- Leadership
- The protest was held under the leadership of Government Advisor V Hanumantha Rao
- Congress allegation
- KCR had remained largely absent from the Assembly while receiving salary, perks, and security-related public funds
- Attendance claim
- Congress leaders alleged that KCR had skipped the Assembly for nearly 1,000 days
