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BJP Announces Telangana Protest Over ₹15,000 Crore Fee Dues
The BJP says the Telangana government has not paid private colleges money promised for student fee reimbursements.
One report says the unpaid amount is nearly ₹15,000 crore, while another says it is nearly ₹12,000 crore.
The party says these delays are hurting about 20 lakh students, their families and colleges.
It claims some colleges are keeping students’ original certificates because they have not received payment.
It also says some colleges are struggling to pay their teachers.
The BJP announced a 48-hour protest for August 24 and 25.
Another report described a two-day hunger strike beginning on a Monday, even though police did not give permission.
BJP leaders also criticized the Telangana government’s education spending and school conditions.
The articles do not include a response from the Congress government to these allegations.
The BJP announced a 48-hour “Fee Bakayi – BJP Ladayi” protest for August 24 and 25 over unpaid fee-reimbursement dues.
A separate report said BJP leaders and activists would hold a two-day hunger strike from Monday at the party’s Hyderabad office, despite police denying permission.
The reported arrears differ: one account cited nearly ₹15,000 crore, while another cited nearly ₹12,000 crore affecting around 20 lakh students.
BJP leaders alleged that private colleges were withholding original certificates and struggling to pay faculty salaries because of delayed reimbursements.
The BJP accused the Congress government of neglecting education and announced wider protests, including collectorate-level agitations and a month-long Modi @ 25 Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, including Alleti Maheshwar Reddy and N. Ramchander Rao, is challenging the Telangana Congress government over fee-reimbursement payments.
- What
- The BJP announced protests and a hunger strike demanding payment of pending fee-reimbursement dues to private colleges.
- Where
- The actions are centered in Hyderabad, including at the BJP state office, with additional collectorate-level protests planned across Telangana.
- When
- One report schedules a 48-hour protest for August 24 and 25; another says a two-day hunger strike would begin on Monday, without specifying the date.
- Why
- The BJP says delayed reimbursements are harming students, parents and private colleges, including through withheld certificates and unpaid faculty salaries.
Key facts
- Campaign slogan
- “Fee Bakayi – BJP Ladayi”
- Reported protest schedule
- A 48-hour protest on August 24 and 25
- Alternative protest account
- A two-day hunger strike from Monday at the BJP state office in Hyderabad
- Reported dues
- Nearly ₹15,000 crore in one report and nearly ₹12,000 crore in another
- Students affected
- Around 20 lakh students, according to N. Ramchander Rao
- Reported school conditions
- The BJP said 1,752 girls’ schools lacked toilets and 21,126 of 30,014 schools were dilapidated
- Education allocation
- Alleti Maheshwar Reddy alleged that education received only 7–8 per cent of the Budget
Quotes
Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
BJP leader who announced the protest campaign and criticised the Telangana government’s education policies
“Promising reimbursement to new students without clearing old dues is sheer deception. The Chief Minister has time for foreign tours but none to protect students’ futures.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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