Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi chief and former MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Friday, April 3, said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) name is now “free” and can be used by anyone.
Speaking at a media conference in Hyderabad, the president of Telangana Jagruthi said she would come before the people with a “new agenda under an old name.” She stated that her political approach would follow the principles of Kothapalli Jayashankar and added that there is no external ideological influence on her party.
Kavitha also said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is currently in a “dormant phase.”
Kavitha targets CM Revanth over rising school fees
During the interaction, she raised the issue of rising school fees in the state. She said there are 39,640 government and private schools in Telangana, including 12,061 private schools, and alleged that schools affiliated with the CBSE have increased fees by 25 to 30 percent and are already collecting them.
She recalled that chief minister A Revanth Reddy had earlier spoken about bringing in a fee regulation law, but said the issue was not discussed in the Assembly. Kavitha demanded that a special Assembly session be convened to introduce a fee regulation act.
She said private school managements are increasing fees but not raising teachers’ salaries. She also questioned whether the government is monitoring food quality in private colleges.
Kavitha warns of protests
Kavitha demanded that the government act to control fee hikes by private schools and warned that protests would be held in front of schools if no action is taken. She also said that educational institutions set up in the state should provide opportunities to local people.
