Overview

• YSRCP held 'Chalo Medical College' demonstrations across Andhra Pradesh opposing the alleged privatisation of government medical colleges.
• The protests targeted a PPP plan covering 10 institutions from the 17 colleges established between 2019 and 2024 under Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
• In the Legislative Council, the chairman rejected an adjournment motion by YSRCP members, prompting sloganeering and a brief adjournment of proceedings.
• The opposition alleged police curbs on the agitation, with several senior leaders reportedly placed under house arrest to prevent their participation.
• YSRCP leaders accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of selling colleges and hospitals to benamis at rock-bottom prices and said the demonstrations would remain peaceful and student-led.