Hyderabad, July 6 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday emphasized the importance of protecting children from all kinds of abuse- including sexual abuse and abuse over social media.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the state-level-meet 2025 on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act at Dr Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute in Hyderabad, the chief minister said that child survivors must be made central to the legal and moral framework addressing sexual offences perpetrated against them.

"We have to protect our children from sexual abuse, at any cost and with all means," said Revanth Reddy.

He added that his government was giving top priority to the protection of children and...