Shepherd Community Releases Sheep Inside Gandhi Bhavan to Press Cabinet and Welfare Demands

Party workers prevented the handover of a petition to Meenakshi Natarajan to underscore frustration over unfulfilled shepherd welfare promises.

Overview

Protesters from the Golla, Yadav and Kuruma communities stormed Gandhi Bhavan under the Yadava Hakkula Porata Samithi banner with live sheep.
They demanded immediate induction of shepherd community legislators into the state cabinet and creation of a dedicated Yadav Corporation.
Demonstrators called for revival of the BRS-launched sheep distribution programme and implementation of the promised Rs.2 lakh direct benefit transfer for sheep rearers.
Yadava Hakkula Porata Samithi president Mekala Ramulu Yadav criticised 18 months of inaction on election manifesto pledges by the Congress government.
Party workers blocked an attempt to submit a formal representation to AICC Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, reflecting rising community resentment.