Overview
- Student groups SFI and AISF, which called a ‘Chalo Assembly’ protest Wednesday, saw police enter University of Hyderabad hostels at daybreak to detain activists before the march.
- Clashes broke out near the Telangana Assembly as officers blocked entry and moved demonstrators to multiple police stations across Hyderabad.
- The crackdown widened Thursday when DYFI and the Unemployed JAC pressed for job notifications and hiring, with police detaining marchers and lifting youths from hostels and libraries, including at Osmania University.
- Protesters demanded release of pending TS‑Epass scholarships and fee reimbursements, a 20–30% boost to higher‑education funding, withdrawal of the NEP 2020 plan in the state, and recruitment to long‑vacant university and government posts.
- The News Minute reported nearly 300 student leaders detained statewide and said police took SFI leaders from hostels without alerting the university, while Telangana Today detailed street scuffles and fresh arrests tied to jobs protests.