Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- The Student Islamic Organisation (SIO) Telangana expressed concern over a report by The News Minute alleging that students were asked to attend Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally in Hyderabad on November 2.

The independent news organisation reported that students were allegedly brought to the rally under misleading pretexts, including assurances that they would participate in a protest over pending scholarships, without being told the programme's actual purpose.

"Educational institutions must remain spaces for learning and intellectual development, not platforms for political mobilisation. Students' participation in political programmes must always be voluntary and free from institutional pressure or misleading i...