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Senior Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy along with other Congress leaders, appealed to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, against replacing Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Secunderabad's James Street with another statue. Reddy claimed that the TRS government intends on erecting another statue, and shifting the Gandhi statue to a less prominent place. He further stated, "It reminds us of Tuglak's rule. We are against it".

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President and Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao emphasized the need for an alternative agenda and a new political force for India.  Addressing the TRS Plenary meeting on the 21st Foundation Day, on April 27, KCR said TRS will play a key role in the country's development, emerging as a new force, especially after turning down the Left parties' idea of dislodging the ruling BJP.

The BJP unit in Telangana filed a petition in the Telangana High Court, demanding a CBI probe in the Khammam suicide case of party activist Sai Ganesh. On April 22, BJP filed the petition demanding action against TRS Minister Puvadda Ajay Kumar, who allegedly harassed Ganesh, which forced him to commit suicide. They also blamed K Chandrashekar Rao-led TRS Government for being biased and failing to protect its citizens.

Reviewing a petition, the Telangana HC suspended the GO 402, allowing mutual transfer of government teachers in erstwhile regions. Notably, on April 12, Justice B. Vijayasen Reddy heard arguments of petitioners from Jayashankar Bhupalapally, stating the new GO is against the presidential orders. The GO allows mutual transfer but foregoes seniority claims of the person, at the new location. The court asked… read-more

In Telangana, TRS MLAs, MLCs, Working President KT Rama Rao, and others started a statewide protest against the Central Government. They called for dharnas, 'rasta roko' and other agitations, asking for paddy procurement from farmers of Telangana, who cultivated paddy in 35 lakh acres of land, believing the BJP leaders in Telangana, in rabi season. The agitation which started on April 4, will continue till April 11, in Telangana.