Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Khammam BJP Leaders Detained During Protest Over Fee Reimbursement Dues
The BJP held a protest in Khammam about unpaid education fees.
They wanted the Telangana government to release money owed to colleges.
Police stopped the protesters from moving forward.
An argument reportedly turned into a scuffle.
Some protesters sat on the road, and police detained them.
BJP leader Nelluri Koteswara Rao was among those detained.
He said many families and colleges were suffering because of the delay.
He also said some students could not get their certificates or find jobs.
Khammam BJP leaders and workers protested delayed fee reimbursement payments to educational institutions.
Police detained district BJP president Nelluri Koteswara Rao and several protesters.
The demonstration at ZP Centre became tense after an argument reportedly led to a scuffle.
Rao said delayed payments were harming poor and middle-class students and financially straining colleges.
He alleged that some colleges were withholding original certificates and that BJP leaders faced restrictions on campus visits.
- Who
- Khammam BJP leaders and workers, including district president Nelluri Koteswara Rao, were involved; police detained several protesters.
- What
- The BJP protested pending fee reimbursement dues and several participants were detained after tensions escalated.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- At ZP Centre in Khammam, Telangana, with detainees taken to a police station.
- Why
- The BJP demanded payment of long-pending fee reimbursement funds owed to educational institutions.
- Protesting organization
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Location
- ZP Centre, Khammam
- Main demand
- Release of pending fee reimbursement funds
- Detained leader
- Nelluri Koteswara Rao, district BJP president
- Reported impact
- Colleges were allegedly facing financial difficulties and some were withholding students’ original certificates.
- Police action
- Protesters were removed from the road, detained, and taken to a police station.