Tribal women in New Delhi shared their harrowing experiences on Monday, with an elderly farmer saying, “We have been protesting peacefully for nine months. Instead of hearing us, they send the police to harass us. They arrest our men, assault our women. and forces us to leave our lands. How can we survive without our lands?

BRS MLC Satyavati Rathod expressed solidarity with the farmers. “The Congress government has crossed all limits of tyranny. The chief minister’s brother is threatening farmers with death if they refuse to hand over their lands. Women and children are not exempt from this brutality,” she said.

She emphasized that the BRS party will provide unwavering support to the victims. “We will not rest until justice is done. The entire nation must know about the atrocities taking place in Telangana under Congress rule,” she added.

Speaking alongside the victims at a press conference in Delhi’s Constitution Club, BRS president KT Rama Rao (KTR) condemned the Telangana government under Congress Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He accused the Congress-led administration of oppressing the marginalized tribal communities and pointed out the hypocrisy of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress leadership.

“Rahul Gandhi often talks about protecting the welfare of farmers, tribals and women. However, his own party’s Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is presiding over the atrocities in Telangana. Are the cries of tribal women and farmers of Kodangal inaudible to Rahul Gandhi? KTR asked.

He cited the duplicity of the Congress, pointing out that the same party that claims to oppose crony capitalism is now grabbing tribal lands to facilitate private projects. “Rahul Gandhi Criticizes Crony Capitalism But Silent on Revanth Reddy’s Land Grab. This is double standard of Congress,” he added.

KTR questioned the silence of national leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Telangana atrocities. “Is Telangana invisible to national leaders? Does the plight of tribals in Lagacharla not deserve the same attention as the incidents in Manipur or Dharavi? he asked.

He asked both BJP and Congress to break their silence and address these pressing issues. “Rahul Gandhi claims to be a friend of the marginalized but his actions show otherwise. The tyranny of Revanth Reddy must end and Rahul Gandhi must hold the Chief Minister accountable,” he demanded.