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K Kavitha Revisits Arrest, Family Rift and Political Isolation

K Kavitha Revisits Arrest, Family Rift and Political Isolation
"Taken To Delhi, Thrown Into Tihar": K Kavitha Breaks Down, Recalls Arrest · NDTV

K Kavitha spoke at a political meeting in Nizamabad district.

She became emotional while talking about being arrested and sent to Tihar Jail in Delhi.

She said she had done nothing wrong.

Kavitha also said some leaders in her former party pushed her away.

She blamed Vemula Prashanth Reddy for creating disagreements in her family.

She said she was hurt that her brother K T Rama Rao was unavailable on Raksha Bandhan.

She has also accused T Harish Rao of supporting a possible BRS-BJP merger, which he has not accepted.

Kavitha said she created a new political movement because she believes Telangana’s goals remain unfinished.

Key facts

Event
Panchajanya Sankalpa Sabha
Location
Nizamabad district, Telangana
Arrest case
Delhi excise policy case
Place of imprisonment
Tihar Jail, Delhi
Political party
Bharat Rashtra Samithi, formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Main allegation
Kavitha accused Vemula Prashanth Reddy of contributing to family divisions and her political isolation.
Electoral prediction
Kavitha expressed confidence that her side would win all five Assembly constituencies in Nizamabad district.

Quotes

K Kavitha

Telangana political leader and former Nizamabad Lok Sabha member

“I was taken away to Delhi, where neither our language nor our people belong, and despite doing no wrong, I was thrown into Tihar Jail.”
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“If a daughter of our family falls into hardship, do we embrace and protect her, or do we ruthlessly cast her out?”
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