Overview

• On July 8, BRS working president K T Rama Rao and party leaders gathered at the Hyderabad Press Club for a public debate on farmers’ welfare and river water sharing but no Congress representative appeared
• Rama Rao reiterated his offer to debate any Congress minister anywhere, accusing the Revanth Reddy administration of evading accountability and silencing opposition in the Assembly
• BRS MLC K Kavitha warned of a rail roko protest on July 17 to press for Presidential assent to the 42% BC reservation bill and criticized the Congress-conducted caste census as deeply flawed
• BJP state chief N Ramchander Rao and spokesperson N V Subash labeled the street-level debate a political stunt, called for formal assembly sessions and warned against threats to media houses
• The standoff underscores rising tensions over broken welfare promises, enforcement bias and caste mobilization as both parties prepare for upcoming local body elections