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Kavitha Slams Rahul Gandhi's 'Double Standards' on Police Brutality
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News18•21-08-2026, 18:01
Kavitha Slams Rahul Gandhi's 'Double Standards' on Police Brutality
- •Kavitha Kalvakuntla accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy, questioning his silence on alleged police brutality against students in Telangana.
- •She shared a video purportedly showing a police inspector manhandling a polytechnic student during an August 19 protest in Mahabubabad against Government Order (GO) 97.
- •Kavitha contrasted Gandhi's outrage over police action in Delhi with his silence on the Telangana incident, stating, "Delhi gets your outrage. Telangana gets your silence."
- •Rahul Gandhi recently staged a dharna in Delhi, seeking an FIR for pellet injuries sustained by a student during a Congress youth wing protest.
- •The BJP criticized Gandhi's Delhi protest as "cheap and anarchic" politics, an attempt to divert attention and a sign of "political frustration."
Key Questions Answered
Government Order (GO) 97 is a directive that polytechnic students in Mahabubabad were protesting against on August 19.
The provided information does not state whether police action in Mahabubabad will be investigated.
