Hyderabad, March 23 -- Leaders of the BRS party staged a protest near Gunpark in Hyderabad on Monday, demanding the immediate release of pending fee reimbursements for students.

Addressing the protest, BRS MLA KP Vivekanand Goud said nearly Rs 12,000 crore in student fee reimbursements remain pending 2.5 years into the Congress government, affecting poor and SC, ST, BC, and minority students. They urged the budget session to release the pending fees immediately, warning that delays are harming students' futures.

"The government has promised to fulfil the fee reimbursement of the students. But it's been 2.5 years since the Congress government came to power. Nearly Rs 12,000 crores of fee reimbursements are pending. We, the BRS party, are...