‘Where Is Rahul Gandhi?’: Telangana BJP over students fee reimbursement dues
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao has launched a 48-hour hunger strike to protest the Congress government's failure to release ₹15,000 crore in student fee reimbursements. The BJP claims the government's inaction is jeopardizing the education of 40 lakh students.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions in Telangana regarding education funding and government accountability.
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday (August 24, 2026) challenged Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi “who is travelling across the country and provoking students in BJP-ruled states”, to come to the State and give answers on the issue of fee reimbursement dues being withheld by the Congress government, if he has the courage.
Launching a 48-hour hunger strike at the BJP State office in Hyderabad in support of students demanding the immediate release of around ₹15,000 crore in fee reimbursement dues, the BJP leader accused the Congress Government of neglecting the education sector and jeopardising the future of nearly 40 lakh students in Telangana.
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