Heavy police deployment near residences of BRS leaders ahead of ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ protest

Heavy constabulary deployment was seen successful parts of Hyderabad connected Thursday greeting (October 9, 2025), including residences of respective Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders arsenic good arsenic astatine the Rathifile autobus stand, up of the party’s planned ‘Chalo Bus Bhavan’ protestation to request an contiguous rollback of the RTC autobus fare hike.

The leaders had planned to stitchery astatine the Rathifile autobus basal astatine 9 a.m. and question by RTC autobus to the Bus Bhavan adjacent RTC junction to taxable a memorandum to the corporation’s Managing Director.

In Kokapet, a ample fig of constabulary unit were stationed extracurricular the residence of BRS moving president K.T. Rama Rao, portion akin deployment was reported adjacent the location of erstwhile curate T. Harish Rao, BRS MLA T. Srinivasa Yadav successful Secunderabad and different enactment leaders.

Clarifying reports of location arrest, Rajendranagar DCP Yogesh Goutam said the leaders had already near for Bus Bhavan. “Police unit were deployed extracurricular their communities for bandobast and information reasons, arsenic we anticipated gatherings successful those areas,” helium said.

Taking to X, a video was posted from the authoritative BRS grip showing dense constabulary deployment extracurricular Temple Tree gated assemblage successful Kokapet. “Is this governance? Revanth authorities is resorting to repression without protesting against the hike successful RTC autobus fares. Police are placing respective BRS leaders, including BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao, nether location arrest,” the station read.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rama Rao posted different video connected his X account, saying, “All I wanted to bash is committee an RTC autobus peacefully, question to the RTC MD bureau and taxable a missive demanding rotation backmost of the steep hike successful autobus summons fares.”

“Look astatine the fig of constabulary officers deployed close present extracurricular my lodging complex! All to forestall 1 idiosyncratic from boarding a bus?! Wish the constabulary amusement the aforesaid level of enthusiasm astir controlling the transgression complaint that is spiralling successful Hyderabad,” helium said.