Overview
- BJP leaders held a protest at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park in Hyderabad, led by state president N. Ramchander Rao with senior figures including K. Laxman in attendance.
- Speakers urged serving and retired employees to vote against the Congress in the upcoming municipal elections and pledged to continue the agitation until payments are released.
- The party demanded immediate release of what it claims is about ₹12,000 crore in pension arrears affecting roughly four lakh retired employees.
- Leaders said Telangana still has five pending dearness allowance instalments and unpaid retirement benefits they estimated at over ₹2,000 crore.
- Party leaders cited Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s March 2024 assurance to release ₹700 crore monthly to clear arrears within a year and said the promise remains unfulfilled.