Transport Minister targets KCR, Harish Rao over Telangana RTC strike

Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar described the ongoing strike by Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees as motivated, and took aim and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Chandrasekhar Rao. He extended an olive branch to workers urging them to call off the agitation asserting that the government remained open to resolving all outstanding issues.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), the Transport Minister said that the TGSRTC was a lifeline for the poor and supported around 40,000 [worker] families. He said alternative arrangements, including increased MMTS and Metro services in Hyderabad, had been initiated.

Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar speaking to media on April 22, 2026
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