Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Telangana BJP chief ends fast, demands student fee dues release
Telangana’s BJP leader N Ramchander Rao held a one-day fast.
He wanted the government to pay money owed under a student fee reimbursement program.
He said the unpaid amount was Rs 12,000 crore.
He said this could affect about 20 lakh students.
Some private colleges were reportedly keeping students’ certificates because they had not received the money.
The colleges also said they could not pay staff properly, according to Rao’s claims.
BJP MP K Laxman gave Rao lemon juice, ending the fast.
The BJP said it would continue protesting until the dues were released.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao ended his fast on August 25 after demanding payment of pending student tuition-fee reimbursement dues.
Rao said the outstanding amount had reached Rs 12,000 crore, affecting about 20 lakh students.
He said private colleges were withholding student certificates and struggling to pay staff because of unpaid scheme funds.
BJP MP K Laxman ended Rao’s fast by offering him lemon juice at the party office in Hyderabad.
The BJP accused the Congress government of making education claims while failing to address pending reimbursements; no Congress response was reported.
- Who
- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao, BJP MP K Laxman, and the Congress government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
- What
- Rao ended a fast demanding the release of pending tuition-fee reimbursement payments for students.
- When
- The fast began on August 24 and ended on Tuesday, August 25.
- Where
- The fast was held at the BJP office in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Rao said Rs 12,000 crore in unpaid reimbursements were putting about 20 lakh students’ futures at stake.
BJP’s criticism
Congress government’s position
Pending fee reimbursements
BJP’s criticism
The BJP says the Congress government must immediately release Rs 12,000 crore in pending tuition-fee reimbursement dues and argues that the delay is harming students and private colleges.
Congress government’s position
The article says the Congress government claims to be improving education, but it does not provide a response from the government about the reimbursement figures or allegations.
Education priorities
BJP’s criticism
BJP leader K Laxman accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of making tall claims about education while failing to address basic issues.
Congress government’s position
The government’s stated education-improvement claims are mentioned, but the article provides no detailed explanation or rebuttal from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
- Pending dues
- Rs 12,000 crore, according to N Ramchander Rao
- Students affected
- About 20 lakh students, according to Rao
- Fast began
- August 24
- Fast ended
- August 25
- Location
- BJP office, Hyderabad
- Previous pending amount
- Rs 8,000 crore was pending when the previous BRS government left office in December 2023
- Reported college impact
- Private colleges were withholding certificates and struggling to pay staff, according to Rao