Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s student wing, BRSV, protested near the BJP’s Telangana headquarters over Tejasvi Surya’s remarks about Telangana in Parliament. Activists attempted to surround the BJP office, burning a poster of Surya, leading to police intervention. Surya’s comparison of Andhra Pradesh’s bifurcation to the Partition of India during the Women’s Reservation Bill debate faced backlash from various parties, demanding an apology for insulting Telangana.
Leaders from Congress, BRS, Left parties, and Telangana Jagruti criticized Surya for disrespecting Telangana’s formation and martyrs’ sacrifices. BRSV leaders demanded an unconditional apology from Surya for his remarks. R.S. Praveen Kumar of BRS challenged Surya to continuously touch the feet of Telangana martyrs’ family members for 24 hours in Hyderabad. Surya’s response, claiming his statement was misinterpreted, highlighted his respect for Telangana’s movement but criticized Congress for betraying Southern states.
Telangana’s transport and backward classes welfare minister, Ponnam Prabhakar, urged Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy to remove Surya’s controversial remarks from Parliament records. Prabhakar stated that Surya’s comparison of Telangana with the India-Pakistan Partition was a mistake, which Kishan Reddy acknowledged during a press conference. Prabhakar called for expunging Surya’s comments from the record.
