Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Kishan Reddy Slams Arrests, Demands Withdrawal of GO 97
Polytechnic students in Telangana are protesting against a government order called GO 97.
They say it could hurt their education and future careers.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said the BJP supports their peaceful protests.
He accused police of using batons and arresting some students.
He also said BJP leaders were placed under house arrest while trying to support the students.
Reddy wants the government to cancel GO 97 immediately.
He said the order could make it harder for students to move from polytechnic courses into engineering degrees.
BJP spokesperson NV Subhash also said the government detained opposition leaders after a successful fee-arrears protest.
Union minister G. Kishan Reddy accused Telangana’s Congress-led government of running a police-controlled administration.
He condemned reported lathi-charges, student arrests and preventive house arrests of BJP leaders supporting the protests.
Students have demonstrated in locations including Indira Park, Masab Tank, Ramanthapur, Wanaparthy and Parakala.
Reddy demanded the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Government Order 97.
He alleged that GO 97 could weaken technical education and restrict polytechnic students’ access to TG ECET-based BTech entry.
- Who
- Polytechnic students, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, BJP leaders and the Congress-led Telangana government are involved.
- What
- Students are protesting GO 97, while Reddy is condemning reported police action and demanding the order’s withdrawal.
- When
- The statements and reported events were addressed on August 28, 2026; NV Subhash also referred to a preceding two-day hunger strike.
- Where
- Protests and reported arrests occurred at Indira Park, Masab Tank, Ramanthapur, Wanaparthy and Parakala; house arrests were also reported across Ramanthapur, Malkajgiri and the Greater Hyderabad region.
- Why
- The BJP says GO 97 threatens polytechnic students’ technical-education pathways and higher-education opportunities.
- Main issue
- Opposition to Telangana Government Order 97 and its reported effects on polytechnic education.
- BJP demand
- Immediate and unconditional withdrawal of GO 97.
- Reported police action
- The articles report lathi-charges and arrests involving protesting students.
- BJP leaders detained
- State BJP chief N. Ramchander Rao and other BJP leaders were reportedly placed under preventive house arrest.
- Education concern
- Reddy alleged that GO 97 could undermine the State Board of Technical Education and Training and limit TG ECET-based lateral entry to BTech.
- Government committee
- Reddy described the high-level committee created to study the issue as an eyewash.
- Related BJP protest
- NV Subhash referred to a two-day hunger strike called the Fee Arrears BJP Struggle.
