Archive · 21 Aug 2026
BRS Protests Telangana High Court Stay on Marriage Assistance Schemes
The BRS held a protest in Nagarkurnool.
They were unhappy because the Telangana High Court had paused two marriage-support schemes.
These schemes give money to poor families when their daughters get married.
Former MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy led the protest.
The protesters blocked a main road for a short time.
Police stopped them when they tried to go to an RDO office.
There was brief pushing between the police and protesters.
The BRS later gave officials a memorandum asking for the schemes to continue.
BRS leaders and workers protested the Telangana High Court’s stay on Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak schemes.
The schemes provide financial assistance to poor families when their daughters marry.
Former MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy led a road blockade on the Mahabubnagar–Srisailam main road.
Police stopped protesters heading to the RDO office, leading to a brief scuffle and pushing.
BRS leaders later submitted a memorandum demanding continued assistance for eligible poor families.
- Who
- BRS leaders and workers, led by former MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy, staged the protest.
- What
- They protested the Telangana High Court’s stay on the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak marriage-assistance schemes.
- When
- The article does not specify when the protest occurred.
- Where
- The protest took place in Nagarkurnool, including on the Mahabubnagar–Srisailam main road and near the RDO office.
- Why
- The BRS demanded that financial assistance continue for eligible poor and destitute families.
BRS protesters
Court order
Continuation of assistance schemes
BRS protesters
The BRS demanded that Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak continue and that eligible poor families receive financial assistance.
Court order
The Telangana High Court’s stay paused the schemes; the article does not state the court’s reason or broader position.
- Protesting group
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders and workers
- Schemes
- Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak
- Court action
- The Telangana High Court stayed the schemes
- Protest leader
- Former MLA Marri Janardhan Reddy
- Road affected
- Mahabubnagar–Srisailam main road
- Outcome
- A memorandum was submitted to officials
- Confrontation
- Police and protesters briefly scuffled and pushed each other