Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- BRS Working President KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, condemning the Congress government for allowing Telangana's prestigious Welfare Gurukul Educational Institutions, once a model for the entire nation, to reach the verge of closure due to non-payment of building rents.

According to a release, calling it "a disgraceful and heartless act," KTR said locking up Gurukul schools that changed the lives of lakhs of poor students is a dark chapter in Telangana's governance.

KTR accused the Chief Minister, who also holds the Education portfolio, of gross negligence, stating that rent arrears have been pending for nearly a year. He alleged that Revanth Reddy's inaction was part of a la...