Overview

• K.T. Rama Rao labeled the Forest Department’s alleged assault on Adivasi women in Irevandi village as “inhuman and shocking” and demanded the immediate suspension of the officers involved.
• He accused the Congress government of moral failure for permitting uniformed officials to attack unarmed tribal women defending land they have cultivated for 30 years.
• Mr. Rao called on Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to issue public apologies for neglecting tribal dignity.
• He asserted that the incident signals “barbarism” rather than governance and threatens the democratic values of Telangana.
• The BRS pledged to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with tribal communities in their fight for land rights and dignity.