Archive · 28 Aug 2026
BRS Leaders Arrested as Polytechnic Students Protest GO 97
Polytechnic students in Hanumakonda and Warangal were protesting against GO 97.
They wanted the government to withdraw that order.
BRS leaders went to support the students.
Police stopped and detained several of those leaders, including T Harish Rao.
BRS workers then gathered outside a police station to protest the arrests.
Police also used extra personnel around the college.
Students were allowed to enter in small groups after checks.
BRS said the government should talk with the students and solve their concerns.
Polytechnic students in Hanumakonda and Warangal protested, demanding repeal of GO 97.
Former minister T Harish Rao was stopped, arrested and taken to Subedari police station.
Several other BRS leaders, including Errabelli Dayakar Rao and Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, were detained.
BRS cadres protested outside the police station, raising slogans against the government and police.
Police restricted access to the college and detained student leaders to prevent the protest from escalating.
- Who
- Government Polytechnic students, BRS leaders and cadres, and the police were involved.
- What
- Students protested against GO 97, while BRS leaders attempted to express solidarity and were detained.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Hanumakonda and Warangal, including Warangal Polytechnic College and Subedari police station.
- Why
- Students demanded repeal of GO 97; BRS leaders said they wanted to support the students and urged the government to address their concerns through discussion.
BRS and Students
Police and Government
Handling of the student protest
BRS and Students
Students demanded repeal of GO 97, while BRS leaders called for discussions to resolve their concerns.
Police and Government
Police deployed heavily, restricted access to the college and detained student leaders to prevent the protest from creating tension.
Detention of BRS leaders
BRS and Students
Harish Rao said opposition parties and people have a democratic right to express their problems and criticized the detentions as authoritarian.
Police and Government
Police stopped or detained BRS leaders as they moved toward the college and took precautions around the protest site.
- Main demand
- Repeal of GO 97.
- Detained BRS leaders
- T Harish Rao, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Satyavathi Rathod, Maloth Kavitha, Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar were among those detained.
- Police action
- Police stopped Harish Rao, took him to Subedari police station and detained several student leaders.
- College security
- Students were admitted after inspection, with only two allowed inside at a time.
- Political response
- BRS cadres staged a protest outside the Subedari police station.
- Additional event
- BRS leaders also attended a TNGOS employee-union dharna outside the Hanumakonda District Collectorate.