Hyderabad, March 31 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao has launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Telangana state government, accusing it of unleashing brutal repression on students of Hyderabad Central University (HCU) who are fighting to protect the institution's land.

Addressing the media after meeting with protesting HCU students at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, KTR condemned the state's actions and raised questions at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his deafening silence on the issue, despite his past advocacy for environmental causes.

The students of Hyderabad University have been protesting the sale of 400 acres of land under Hyderabad University. Police had detained multiple students following t...