Hyderabad, April 23 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, April 22, demanded chief minister A Revanth Reddy tender an unconditional apology to tribal communities in Lagcherla, Hakimpet, and other villages of Kodangal constituency for alleged police excesses during land acquisition for a proposed pharma village/cluster.

The demand follows a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) report confirming systemic abuse, including sexual harassment and custodial violence against Dalit and tribal women during the controversial land acquisition drive.

KTR, addressing the media after meeting victims who donated Rs 1 lakh to BRS' Silver Jubilee event, stated the NHRC had validated allegations of police actin...