Congress allows the meeting, bans the march
The BRS says Telangana’s promises remain unpaid. In Miryalaguda, the Congress government allowed a changed venue but rejected the farmers’ rally route, citing traffic and road constraints.
Police allowed the meeting after the venue was changed, but not the proposed rally route.
The BRS held protests across Telangana on September 2 against what it described as the Congress government’s failure to deliver its six guarantees and around 420 poll promises. The campaign included rallies, dharnas, human chains, banners and “Congress Due Cards”, according to a report citing the party’s programme and statement. (Source)
In Hanamkonda, BRS leaders marched towards the Subedari Collectorate with a banner listing 420 promises. Police stopped them at Adalat Junction after a reported scuffle. A report said Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, Marri Yadava Reddy and others were detained or arrested and taken to Subedari police station. The legal sections and formal status have not been established in the material reviewed. (Source)
The sharper test comes in Miryalaguda on September 3. Police rejected the proposed farmers’ rally from the flyover to Rajiv Chowk, citing narrow roads, heavy traffic, National Highway-167, limited parking and nearby offices. They offered another venue. Later reporting said the public meeting was allowed after the venue changed, while the rally remained disallowed. (Source) (Source)
The BRS alleges selective restrictions on the Opposition. The government’s promise record and comparable permission history have not been supplied. The Congress government has not bothered to answer those allegations in the material reviewed. It has, however, managed the neat administrative compromise: the meeting may happen, just not the march that brings people to it.