Hyderabad, July 24 -- A sharp political war of words erupted in Telangana on Friday following BRS Working President KT Rama Rao's (KTR) protest at Dharna Chowk in solidarity with students protesting the NEET paper leak in Delhi.

Earlier in the day, KTR led a dharna demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and criticised police action against student demonstrators at Jantar Mantar.

KTR stated that as a father of two young children, he was "devastated" to see the police action in Delhi, adding that his protest carried "no political motive" other than expressing solidarity with the nation's youth.

"This protest was in solidarity with what is happening in Delhi. As a father of two young children, I was devas...