Sircilla visit, opposition kept at home

Several BRS leaders and other local activists were reportedly detained or placed under house arrest in Rajanna Sircilla and parts of Karimnagar before Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s scheduled September 30 visit, according to a report published on Wednesday. Some were reportedly taken to police stations, while others were kept at home. The report names BRS district president Thota Agaiah, former sarpanches’ forum district president Matla Madhu and several other local leaders. Their names and detention status were not independently confirmed through police or court records.

The reported action came ahead of a public meeting in Sircilla. The report linked it to fears of protests over the Six Guarantees, youth promises, pending bills, urea and power supply, farmers’ and auto-drivers’ problems, and rehabilitation concerns around the Mid Manair project. It did not quote a police officer or reproduce a detention order stating those grounds. The reported deployment of 1,600 personnel in Sircilla and Vemulawada and 550 in Karimnagar also remains unverified.

The Rajanna Sircilla police website lists contact details but no statement on the operation. The Telangana government portal likewise carries no confirmation found in the research. The Congress government has not publicly explained how many people were held, under which law, or when they were released. The visit had a schedule; the accountability appears to have been left at home.