Hyderabad, July 14 -- Prominent BC leader R Krishnaiah on Tuesday led a Satyagraha at Indira Park, demanding the immediate release of Rs 8,000 crore in pending scholarship and fee reimbursement dues for 14 lakh students and the withdrawal of G.O. No. 9, seeking restoration of the previous fee reimbursement system.
Thousands of students participated in the protest, which received support from 96 BC caste associations, 40 BC organisations, and prominent leaders including Bandaru Dattatreya, Madhusudhana Chary and Srinivas Goud.
Addressing the gathering, Krishnaiah alleged that the Congress government had failed to allocate funds for scholarships and fee reimbursement despite mobilising substantial financial resources over the past 33 months...