Tensions flared in Kodangal, Vikarabad district, on Monday, September 15, as a group of Anganwadi workers staged a protest outside the residence of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, demanding long-pending health and retirement benefits. Police swiftly intervened and detained the demonstrators, sparking criticism from opposition leaders and labour unions. The protesting workers, many of whom have been struggling with low wages and lack of social security, said their demands have been ignored despite repeated assurances from successive governments.
Former finance minister and BRS senior leader T Harish Rao strongly condemned the Congress government’s handling of the agitation, accusing it of betraying Anganwadi employees. Taking to social media, he said, “In just 22 months, the true colours of the Congress government have been revealed. Revanth did not bring change, only a pretence of change.” His remarks highlighted growing political friction between the ruling Congress and the BRS over the state’s approach to welfare measures and labour rights.
This is not the first time Anganwadi workers have targeted the CM’s residence in protest. In July 2024, they were also detained at the same location after demanding a hike in salaries and retirement benefits — promises earlier made by the former BRS government led by K Chandrashekar Rao but still unfulfilled. Trade union leaders accused the current Congress regime of neglecting these commitments and alleged that police manhandled several activists during the latest demonstration. As discontent brews, the agitation underscores the simmering unrest among Anganwadi workers and the political flashpoint it has become in Telangana’s governance.
