Govt sanctions Rs 1,000 crore for Osmania University development

Hyderabad: In a major boost to Osmania University, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, December 10, sanctioned a whopping Rs 1000 crore for its development.

This was his second visit to the university. Addressing the gathering of students, he reaffirmed his commitment to restoring the institution’s past glory and elevating it to international standards.

He also unveiled a special QR code that will allow students to share their feedback and suggestions on the proposed master plan and designs.

Emphasising education as the key to transforming lives, he highlighted the government’s push for quality learning. He argued that knowledge and commitment mattered more than knowing foreign languages. “English is only a means of communication, not knowledge,” he said.

CM Revanth said the BRS, in its decade-long rule, deliberately ignored the development of Osmania University. “They built farmhouses on hundreds of acres of lands. Not a single Dalit family was given 3 acres of land in the last government,” the chief minister claimed.

BRSV leaders detained, protests erupt

Earlier, several Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) leaders were reportedly detained by the police ahead of the chief minister’s visit.

However, protests still took place at the university with students shouting “CM down down” slogans. In a video posted by the BRS party’s X handle, police can be seen trying to control the outburst of a massive crowd.

According to BRS leader Manne Krishank, the students were protesting Revanth Reddy’s failure to release a job calendar and fill 2 lakh jobs in a year.