Hyderabad, June 17 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao on Tuesday strongly condemned the alleged lathi charge on unemployed youth and police recruitment aspirants during a protest in Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad, asserting that the action reflected an "authoritarian" approach by the government.

KTR alleged that students and Joint Action Committee (JAC) leaders who were peacefully protesting for recruitment notifications and filling of vacant posts were subjected to police action and illegal arrests. He said such measures amounted to suppression of democratic rights and criticised the handling of demonstrations that, according to him, had been ongoing for several days across Hyderabad and various uni...