Telangana BJP chief placed under house arrest in Hyderabad
N Ramchander Rao was restricted to his residence after calling for the cancellation of the Bharat Summit 2026.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest at his residence in Tarnaka, Hyderabad, on Saturday, according to reports from Telangana Today and Hindustan Times. The police prevented Rao from participating in party programmes after he called for the cancellation of the Bharat Summit 2026 and opposed the visit of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
The Bharat Summit 2026 is being held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on November 13 and 14. The BJP Telangana State PRO stated that Rao had called for the summit to be stopped, alleging the event was being organised by inviting anti-Bharat forces.
Rao alleged on X that the Congress government was attempting to silence the BJP through illegal detention. He described the event as an 'Anti-India Summit' that tarnishes the country's prestige and accused the Progressive Alliance of conspiring with foreign powers to bring about a regime change in India.
Rao also accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of making taxpayers bear the expenditure for the summit while failing to fulfil electoral promises, such as the six guarantees, job calendar, and Rythu Bandhu scheme. He stated that the BJP would stage protests against the government's decision.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao, also known as KTR, criticised Rahul Gandhi for his participation in the summit. KTR accused Gandhi of ignoring pressing issues in Telangana, including student protests for jobs and the mistreatment of tribal women in Lagacharla.