Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao strongly condemned Narender Reddy’s arrest on Monday, November 9. He accused the Telangana government of displaying an “authoritarian attitude” by taking the former Kodangal MLA into custody. Patnam Narender Reddy was travelling to attend the funeral of a party worker when authorities took him into custody.
Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, questioned the timing and purpose of the arrest. He criticised the government’s action against a party leader who was on his way to offer condolences to a bereaved family. Furthermore, he questioned whether expressing sympathy for a grieving family had become a crime under the present administration.
KTR questions Narender Reddy’s arrest
The BRS working president described Narender Reddy’s arrest as an example of what he called the state government’s authoritarian approach. He questioned why authorities had detained the former legislator while he was travelling to attend a party worker’s funeral.
Moreover, Rama Rao accused the government of resorting to vindictive detentions against political opponents. He asserted that such actions would not intimidate the BRS or prevent its leaders from standing alongside party workers. The former minister also maintained that the party would continue raising issues concerning the public despite the government’s actions.
BRS demands unconditional release
Following Narender Reddy’s arrest, Rama Rao demanded the former Kodangal legislator’s immediate and unconditional release. He reiterated that the BRS would not yield to what he described as attempts to intimidate its leadership and workers.
Additionally, he pledged to continue fighting on behalf of the public and party workers. Rama Rao maintained that the party would remain committed to supporting its workers and challenging actions it considered politically motivated.
He also reiterated his objection to taking Narender Reddy into custody while the former MLA was travelling to console the family of a deceased party worker. The BRS leader demanded that authorities release Narender Reddy without imposing conditions.