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Telangana Police Put BRS Leaders Under House Arrest Ahead of Bus-Fare Protest

The opposition planned a bus ride to Bus Bhavan to demand a rollback of a fare increase introduced to fund an electric-bus expansion.

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BRS Claims KTR, Harish Rao Placed Under House Arrest Ahead of ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ Protest Against Bus Fare Hike
A close-up shot of K. T. Rama Rao (KTR), an Indian politician, wearing a light gray collared shirt and a pink scarf/kanduva, holding a microphone and pointing his right hand forward and slightly up, with a serious expression while speaking at a political rally. A large, blurred pink backdrop features a grayscale image of an older man's face, partially visible behind him. Other people are seated or standing in the background, mostly blurred.

Overview

  • Senior BRS figures including K. T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao were confined to their homes in Hyderabad on Thursday morning before the party’s ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ action.
  • Large contingents of police were posted outside multiple BRS leaders’ residences from around 6 a.m., preventing them from joining the demonstration.
  • BRS leaders had planned to board RTC buses from Rethifile in Secunderabad and Mehdipatnam to reach the TGSRTC headquarters and submit a memorandum to the Managing Director.
  • TGSRTC’s fare revision took effect on October 6, adding Rs 5 for early stages and Rs 10 for later stages on many city services to support an electric-bus rollout.
  • K. T. Rama Rao posted images of police outside his home and said the hike imposed roughly Rs 500 a month in extra costs per passenger, while the party vowed to continue its agitation.