Hyderabad, Aug. 17 -- Telangana Transport and Backwards Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday hit back at the Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over its protests regarding the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak welfare schemes, assuring citizens that the state government will defend the initiative aggressively in court.

Addressing reporters, he said, "Some individuals approached the court regarding the Rs 116,000 financial assistance provided under the Telangana government's Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes, resulting in a stay order. Members of the TRS are staging protests over this matter. It is a beneficial scheme that provides financial aid to newlywed couples, which is why we are continuing it. Yet, TRS...