Overview

• On July 23, a statewide bandh called by SFI, AISF and PDSU left educational institutions across Telangana closed as students pressed for systemic change.
• Tensions erupted at the Hyderabad Secretariat where protesters accused police of beating and arresting demonstrators, including women, during early-morning raids.
• Key demands include the immediate appointment of an Education Minister, passage of a fee regulation law and filling vacancies for teachers, MEOs, DEOs, lecturers and principals.
• Students are also calling for permanent buildings for welfare hostels, enhanced mid-day meals, free bus passes and disbursal of pending scholarships, fee reimbursements and mess charges.
• Organizers have vowed to sustain their mass mobilization until the state government formally addresses their comprehensive set of education reforms.