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The weirdest, most absurd, most viral things Telangana politicians actually said — the exact quote, the date, the context, and a source link that proves it. The quote is the record; the Telangana.Social line is our comeback. Same speaker, same topic, two dates: see for yourself.
“Yes, the police did lathi charge. Other countries are more harsh. America is a democracy too, there they would’ve shot them.”
Media interaction at a Roads and Buildings Department guest house in Vikarabad, while defending police action against student protesters at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Calling lethal force democratic is an astonishingly poor defence of democracy.
“Yes, police resorted to lathi charge. But other countries take a far harsher stance to such situations. If it was America, which is also a democracy, they would have shot [the protesters].”
Remarks to reporters at the Roads and Buildings Department guest house in Vikarabad, while defending police action against student protesters in New Delhi.
A public representative should not confuse lethal force with democratic restraint.
The Delhi student protests were not genuinely led by NEET candidates but by “local goons”; he also claimed foreign interests had used misinformation to destabilise the government.
Media interaction at the Roads and Buildings Department guest house in Vikarabad, following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
When students demand answers, branding them infiltrators is governance by accusation.