BRS Leader KTR Accuses Congress Of Making Telangana ‘ATM for Scamgress'
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The Hindu
3 hours ago
- The Hindu
64 MBBS interns suspended at Telangana private medical college for protesting non-payment of stipend
The Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences (CAIMS), a private medical college in Telangana's Karimnagar district, has suspended 64 MBBS interns for a week following protests over the non-payment of government-mandated stipends. The suspension order, issued on July 3, lists the names of 64 interns and states that the action is based on a disciplinary committee's report. 'The following interns of the institute are suspended from their duties for a period of one week with effect from July 3 to July 10. They have to resume duties on July 11,' the notice reads. The interns at the college agitated for more than two months, alleging that despite a 2023 Government Order (G.O.) mandating a stipend of ₹25,906 per month for MBBS interns across both government and private medical colleges in Telangana, CAIMS has been paying only ₹2,000 per month. A revised G.O. issued on June 28, 2025 further increased the stipend to ₹29,792, but students say the new amount is also not being honoured. The suspension comes in the wake of a protest organised on July 1, National Doctors Day, when a group of MBBS interns staged a peaceful protest on campus. The college management reportedly called in the police, leading to a scuffle. 'We have videos that clearly show the police being rude and aggressive with students who were protesting peacefully,' said one of the suspended interns. Speaking to The Hindu, another intern said, 'Anyone who tries to raise their voice individually is threatened with academic retaliation which would make us ineligible for NEET-PG. So most of us remain silent. The suspension is a way to crush our collective protest.' Attempts by The Hindu to reach S.A. Asaim, principal of CAIMS, for comment went unanswered. In response to the incident, the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has extended support to the protesting interns and condemned both the suspension and alleged police aggression. In a statement, JUDA said, 'A group of young doctors engaged in peaceful protest to raise legitimate demands for basic rights and minimum stipends were reportedly subjected to verbal abuse, manhandling, intimidation, and threats by a police officer on campus. The harassment continued with college management summoning students, using abusive language, and ordering suspensions.' JUDA has urged the Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narsimha to intervene demanding immediate revocation of the suspensions, and disciplinary action against both the police officials and the college administration for their alleged role in harassing students. The issue of non-payment of stipend is not limited to CAIMS alone. Similar complaints have emerged from MBBS interns at several other private medical colleges across Telangana.
New Indian Express
4 hours ago
- New Indian Express
KCR's policy allowed Andhra Pradesh to pursue G-B project: TPCC chief
HYDERABAD: TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Thursday alleged that former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao pursued a lopsided policy during the BRS regime, which allowed the Andhra Pradesh government to go ahead with the Godavari-Banakacherla (G-B) project, harming Telangana's interests. Addressing the media, Mahesh Goud alleged that KCR, during a visit to former minister RK Roja's residence in AP, had promised to turn Rayalaseema into 'Ratanalaseema' while compromising Telangana's share in Godavari waters. The TPCC chief also targeted the BJP for not appointing a BC leader as its state president, asserting that 'only the Congress consistently implements social justice nationwide.' He mocked Union minister G Kishan Reddy's 'fevicol bond' with KCR and credited CM Revanth Reddy's efforts for the Centre's rejection of the plea by AP for Terms of Reference (ToR) for environmental impact assessment for the Banakacherla project. When asked about Jadcherla MLA Janampalli Anirudh Reddy's claim that 'Chandrababu Naidu's coverts exist in Telangana,' the TPCC chief said the party's Disciplinary Action Committee will look into the issue. The TPCC chief, meanwhile, slammed BRS MLC K Kavitha for writing to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on BC reservations, questioning when she began speaking for Backward Classes. 'She never raised her voice for BCs during the 10-year rule of BRS,' he said. He further reminded her that it was her father and former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao who had reduced BC reservations in local bodies. 'Why was she silent then? Why this sudden concern for BCs now?' he asked.
India Gazette
5 hours ago
- India Gazette
He faded like a shadow: KTR as Rahul Gandhi completes one year as Lok Sabha LoP
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Bharath Rashtra Samithi Working President K T Rama Rao has criticised Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, over the completion of one year of being in office. In an 'X' post, KTR alleged that the Congress leader to betrayed the people of Telangana and mentioned that he had not raised a single issue of Telangana in the Parliament. In his 'X' post, KTR mentioned that Rahul Gandhi 'faded' like a shadow after making 420 'hollow' promises during the Telangana assembly polls. 'Rahul Gandhi's betrayal of Telangana's people cuts deep, as he completes one year as Leader of Opposition in Loksabha. Not once has he raised Telangana's burning issues in Parliament or the unfulfilled promises of the 2014 Bifurcation Act-- Be it National status to a irrigation project or Bayyaram steel factory. His silence on Andhra Pradesh's Banakacherla project, which threatens to divert Telangana farmers' Godavari water rights, is complicity! After peddling hollow #420promises in Telangana's assembly polls, he faded like a shadow, leaving Congress to bask in power while Telangana's aspirations rot. Jai Telangana', KTR said in his 'X' post. On June 30, K.T. Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding to know why the BJP-led Centre has failed to order an investigation into the corruption allegations against the Congress government in Telangana, a release from BRS public relations official said.. Reminding Shah of his remarks made earlier in Nizamabad, where he called the Revanth Reddy-led government an 'ATM' for the Congress high command, KTR questioned, 'Why hasn't the Union Home Minister acted upon it? What is stopping the Centre from initiating a probe through the CBI or ED?' Alleging a covert understanding between the BJP and Congress, KTR said, 'In Delhi, they stage a mock fight. In Telangana, they strike secret deals. Is BJP shielding Revanth Reddy because it cannot take on BRS alone?' KTR reminded that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had once accused the Congress of running a 'RR Tax' scam in Telangana, but no investigation was initiated. 'If you only make allegations during visits, but allow Congress to loot in broad daylight, what message are you sending to the people?' he asked. (ANI)
