Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Telangana BJP Chief Alleges House Arrest, Attacks Congress Education Policies
Telangana BJP leader N. Ramchander Rao said police stopped him from visiting protesting polytechnic students.
He said this happened at his home in Tarnaka.
The students are upset about a government order called GO 97 and a plan involving Young India Skills University.
Rao said these changes could hurt technical education and the way students enter engineering courses.
He also claimed that college land might be given to real estate developers, but the articles do not prove this claim.
The government has created a committee to study the proposed merger.
Rao also spoke about unpaid scholarships, delayed fee refunds and low stipends.
He said the BJP would continue supporting the students until their concerns are addressed.
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao alleged that police placed him under house arrest at his Tarnaka residence.
Rao said he was prevented from visiting Government Polytechnic College students in Ramanthapur, who were protesting GO 97 and a proposed merger with Young India Skills University.
He alleged that the merger could make valuable institutional land available to real estate developers, a claim not independently verified in the articles.
Rao said GO 97 and the proposed Shakti scheme could weaken technical education and threaten the State Board of Technical Education and Training and the TG ECET route to BTech.
He also cited pending fee reimbursements and scholarships, low student stipends, teacher vacancies and stalled university recruitment while demanding withdrawal of GO 97.
- Who
- Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao, police, protesting polytechnic students and the Congress-led Telangana government.
- What
- Rao alleged that police placed him under house arrest and accused the government of harming technical education and mishandling student issues.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Rao's residence in Tarnaka and the Government Polytechnic College protest site in Ramanthapur, Telangana; he also referred to colleges in Masab Tank, Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda.
- Why
- Rao said he was trying to meet students protesting GO 97 and the proposed merger of polytechnic colleges with Young India Skills University.
BJP and Rao's allegations
Government action and stated process
House arrest and protest access
BJP and Rao's allegations
Rao said police deployment at his residence prevented him from visiting students and described the action as anti-democratic and cowardly.
Government action and stated process
The articles report the police deployment and alleged restriction but do not provide a direct government explanation for it.
GO 97 and technical education
BJP and Rao's allegations
Rao said GO 97 and the proposed Shakti scheme could reduce technical education to skill development, weaken the State Board of Technical Education and Training and end the TG ECET route to BTech.
Government action and stated process
The government has set up a high-level committee to study the proposed merger, while the articles do not state a direct government response to Rao's objections.
Purpose of institutional land
BJP and Rao's allegations
Rao alleged that merging polytechnic colleges would free prime land for real estate developers.
Government action and stated process
The articles provide no government confirmation of that allegation and do not independently verify it.
- Politician
- N. Ramchander Rao, president of the Telangana BJP
- Police action alleged
- Rao alleged that police prevented him from leaving his Tarnaka residence to visit protesting students.
- Student dispute
- Students are protesting GO 97 and a proposed merger involving polytechnic colleges and Young India Skills University.
- Technical education concern
- Rao said the proposals could undermine the State Board of Technical Education and Training and lead to cancellation of the TG ECET lateral-entry route to BTech.
- Government measure
- A high-level committee was established to study the proposed merger; Rao called it a delay tactic.
- Other education claims
- Rao cited pending fee reimbursements and scholarships, low stipends, school-teacher vacancies and stalled recruitment in state universities.
- University funding claim
- Rao alleged that appointments had been stalled for 13 years and that a promised Rs 1,000 crore allocation to Osmania University had not been released.
