Hyderabad, June 29 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar strongly criticised the previous BRS government, accusing it of autocratic rule and financial mismanagement, and called for united efforts to safeguard Telangana's interests.

He was addressing the Hyderabad District Congress leaders' meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday.

"The Telangana People's Administration Government has brought an end to ten years of tyrannical rule. Those who once ruled with arrogance are now cursing a democratically elected government to collapse within a month," Ponnam alleged, targeting BRS leaders for attempting to destabilise the current administration.

Referring to recent protests, the Minister said, "They are trying to provoke government ...