Archive · 9 Oct 2026
BJP Protesters Arrested After Demonstration Over Warangal Power Cuts
Farmers and BJP and Kisan Morcha members protested about power cuts near Warangal.
They said farmers were not getting enough reliable electricity.
Without power, farmers could not use borewells to water their fields.
Protesters said paddy crops were drying up.
Police stopped the protest and arrested several leaders.
BJP leaders asked the government to restore steady power.
They also called for officials to inspect damaged fields and pay farmers compensation.
They said they would keep protesting until the problem was addressed.
BJP and Kisan Morcha members and farmers protested at Thimmapur substation over power cuts.
BJP Kisan Morcha State president Baswapuram Narsaiah alleged farmers received only five to six hours of quality electricity.
Protesters said unreliable power was preventing farmers from pumping borewell water and causing paddy crops to wither.
Police stopped the demonstration and arrested several leaders; the report did not specify how many.
BJP leaders demanded uninterrupted electricity and compensation for damaged crops, and threatened further agitation.
- Who
- BJP and Kisan Morcha leaders and farmers, including Baswapuram Narsaiah.
- What
- They protested over power cuts; police stopped the protest and arrested several leaders.
- When
- Friday; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- Thimmapur substation on the Warangal–Khammam National Highway.
- Why
- Protesters said power cuts were preventing farmers from watering fields and causing paddy crops to wither.
- Protest location
- Thimmapur substation on the Warangal–Khammam National Highway
- Reported electricity supply
- Baswapuram Narsaiah alleged farmers received only five to six hours of quality power.
- Crop affected
- Paddy
- Police action
- Police stopped the protest and arrested several leaders; no number was given.
- Demands
- Restore uninterrupted power, inspect damaged fields, and compensate farmers for each acre of withered crop.
- Further action threatened
- Narsaiah warned the BJP would lay siege to the Chief Minister’s residence if the problem was not resolved.