Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Police Stop BRS Fact-Finding March to KTPS
BRS leaders went to Palvancha to visit a power station.
They wanted to learn how much electricity it was producing.
They also wanted information about coal supplies and units that were not working.
This was part of a larger fact-finding effort across Telangana.
Police stopped the leaders and workers before they reached the station.
The two sides argued about whether the visit could continue.
BRS said it would share the team’s findings publicly.
The incident created tension at the location.
Police stopped BRS leaders and workers from proceeding to Kothagudem Thermal Power Station in Palvancha.
The visit was part of the BRS statewide fact-finding exercise on Telangana’s power situation.
Rajya Sabha MP Vaddiraju Ravichandra led the Kothagudem team, joined by other party leaders.
The team planned to assess power generation, coal availability, unit shutdowns and operational issues.
The police intervention caused tension and an argument between officers and BRS leaders.
- Who
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders and workers, including Vaddiraju Ravichandra, Vanama Venkateswara Rao, Mecha Nageswara Rao and Dindigala Rajender; police stopped them.
- What
- Police prevented the BRS group from proceeding to the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station.
- When
- Thursday; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Palvancha, Kothagudem, Telangana, near the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station.
- Why
- BRS leaders intended to conduct a fact-finding visit on power generation, coal availability, unit shutdowns and other operational issues.
BRS Leaders
Police
Purpose of the visit
BRS Leaders
BRS leaders said the visit was intended to assess the power station’s functioning and gather information on coal supplies and power generation.
Police
Police intercepted the group and prevented it from proceeding to the station; the article does not state the police’s reason.
Access to the station
BRS Leaders
BRS leaders and workers sought to continue toward KTPS as part of the party’s statewide fact-finding exercise.
Police
Police stopped the group before it could reach the power station.
- Political party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Power station
- Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS)
- Visit leader
- Vaddiraju Ravichandra, BRS Parliamentary Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP
- Purpose
- Assess power generation, coal availability, unit shutdowns and operational issues
- Police action
- Stopped the leaders and workers from proceeding to the station
- Planned follow-up
- BRS said its teams would submit findings and make the details public