HYDERABAD: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader RS Praveen Kumar has accused Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and the Congress party of fabricating cases against BRS activists as part of a political vendetta. Speaking at a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, Kumar claimed that “false cases” were being scripted at Gandhi Bhavan and implemented by the police under government pressure.
He alleged that the Congress government was suppressing opposition voices by misusing the Cyber Security Bureau (CSB) to file multiple cases against BRS supporters. “On March 15 and 16 alone, fifteen cases were registered, even against those who merely retweeted certain posts,” Kumar said. He criticized the imposition of Section 67 of the IT Act—usually applied in cases of obscene content—against BRS activists, calling it an abuse of legal provisions.
Kumar questioned why similar monitoring and action were not being taken against Congress and BJP leaders despite objectionable posts targeting BRS leaders. He accused certain CSB officials of acting on direct instructions from CM Revanth Reddy, registering “copy-paste” FIRs against BRS supporters.
The BRS leader also took aim at the state government for inaction against Congress leader Mainampally Hanumantha Rao, who allegedly made provocative remarks against BRS leader T. Harish Rao. He argued that the selective application of the law indicated political bias.
Urging police officers not to bow to political pressure, Kumar assured that a future BRS government would recognize and reward officers who upheld their professional integrity. He vowed that BRS would legally challenge what he called Congress’ “revenge politics” and sought public support in exposing the government’s actions.