Archive · 19 Aug 2026
BRS MLA Harish Rao Stopped From Visiting Newly Inaugurated TIMS
Harish Rao wanted to visit a new hospital in Hyderabad.
Police stopped him from going there.
Rao said he wanted to check whether the hospital had enough facilities.
He accused the state government of opening the hospital mainly for publicity.
The government gave a different reason for the restriction.
It said the hospital was being sterilized after thousands of people visited it.
This work was expected to finish on August 20.
Officials said hospital operations and inpatient services would begin on August 21.
Police prevented BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao from visiting TIMS in Sanat Nagar, Hyderabad.
Rao said he wanted to inspect facilities at the newly inaugurated hospital and questioned why he was stopped.
He alleged the Congress government opened TIMS for publicity without providing adequate facilities.
The Health Minister’s office said wards and operation theatres were undergoing sterilization after thousands visited the hospital.
Officials said sterilization would finish on August 20, with operations and inpatient services starting August 21.
- Who
- BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao, police, and Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha’s office.
- What
- Police prevented Rao from visiting the newly inaugurated Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences to inspect its facilities.
- When
- The incident was reported on August 19; sterilization was scheduled to conclude on August 20, with services beginning August 21.
- Where
- The Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences in Sanat Nagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Rao said he wanted to examine the hospital’s facilities, while the Health Minister’s office said sterilization was being conducted after thousands visited following the inauguration.
BRS Allegation
Government Explanation
Reason for Rao’s visit
BRS Allegation
Harish Rao said he wanted to check TIMS facilities and questioned whether the Congress government feared its alleged failures would be exposed.
Government Explanation
The Health Minister’s office said the hospital was undergoing sterilization and that services had not yet begun.
Hospital readiness
BRS Allegation
Rao alleged the government opened TIMS for publicity without providing adequate facilities.
Government Explanation
Officials said thousands of visitors after the inauguration made sterilization necessary, with operations and inpatient services scheduled to start after the exercise.
Police restriction
BRS Allegation
Rao questioned why police prevented him from visiting the hospital.
Government Explanation
The reported government explanation focused on the ongoing sterilization exercise rather than directly addressing the police action.
- Hospital
- Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS)
- Location
- Sanat Nagar, Hyderabad
- Inauguration
- August 17, by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
- Politician stopped
- BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao
- Sterilization period
- Scheduled to conclude on August 20
- Service start date
- Operations and inpatient services were scheduled to begin on August 21
- Government explanation
- Wards and operation theatres were being sterilized after thousands visited the facility