The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee on 4 September staged a public rally in Hyderabad, demanding the immediate resignation of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) from his post as Leader of Opposition, citing his near-total absence from the Telangana State Legislative Assembly for the past 1,000 days. The protest march, organised by the Khairatabad District Congress Committee (DCC), drew attention to what the party described as a dereliction of constitutional duty at public expense.

The Protest and Its Demands

The rally proceeded from Gandhi Bhavan to Gun Park, with participants carrying a large poster depicting KCR as the mythological figure 'Kumbhakarna' — a symbol of prolonged, indifferent slumber. Protesters raised the slogan '1,000 Days in the Farmhouse — Why Still in Office?', a direct reference to KCR's reported withdrawal from public life to his farmhouse following the BRS's electoral defeat.

Khairatabad DCC President Motha Rohit addressed the gathering, stating that while Congress had completed a thousand days in office and was actively governing, the constitutionally designated Leader of Opposition was nowhere to be seen in Telangana. 'Though the people of Telangana gave him the responsible position of leader of the opposition, he has stayed away from his responsibilities for 1,000 days,' Rohit said.

Financial Accountability Allegations

Congress leaders levelled pointed financial allegations against KCR, claiming he had drawn ₹1,20,40,000 in salary from public funds during the period of his absence. Congress leader Indra Shobhan further alleged that an additional ₹24 crore of public money had been spent on his personal expenses — including four cars, 57 employees, and travel between his Nandinagar home and farmhouse. She also alleged that ₹21 crore from the state exchequer had been spent on his security and bulletproof vehicles. These figures, presented at the rally, have not been independently verified.

'Over these 1,000 days, you drew ₹1,20,40,000 as salary from the hard-earned money of the people of Telangana... you wasted the money of the people of Telangana. That is why you must apologise; otherwise, the people of Telangana will surely give you a fitting answer,' Shobhan said.

Dalit Leadership Demand

Shobhan also raised a pointed political demand, calling on KCR to relinquish the Leader of Opposition post to a Dalit MLA. She recalled that KCR had promised before Telangana's formation to make a Dalit the Chief Minister, a pledge that went unfulfilled across his decade in power. 'Before Telangana State was formed and before KCR became Chief Minister, he promised to make a Dalit the Chief Minister. But in these 10 years, a Dalit never became CM and KCR himself held that position. Now, hand over this position of Leader of Opposition to a Dalit MLA,' she said.

Assembly Attendance and Legislative Absence

Congress alleged that KCR attended the Assembly on only three days in the past 1,000 days, missing critical legislative debates including those on the BC Bill, SC categorisation, farmer issues, power sector matters, and the budget session. Shobhan directed her remarks at KT Rama Rao (KTR), KCR's son and a senior BRS leader, urging him to counsel his father on the obligations of the Opposition Leader's role. This comes amid growing scrutiny of the BRS's post-defeat political direction, with the party yet to mount a sustained legislative challenge to the Congress government in Hyderabad.

What Comes Next

The BRS has not issued an immediate public response to the Congress rally's demands. With the Telangana Assembly's next session approaching, pressure on KCR to return to active legislative participation is likely to intensify — both from the ruling party and from within BRS's own ranks, where questions about the party's future strategy remain unresolved.