Harish Rao blames Congress for 42 student deaths in Telangana residential welfare schools

Harish Rao, while releasing a list of students who died in residential welfare schools, criticized the Congress government for the deteriorating conditions in institutions initially established by the BRS government to ensure quality education.

He condemned the government's indifference to the tragic deaths and demanded accountability, urging the immediate announcement of ₹10 lakh as ex-gratia for each bereaved family.

Former Minister and senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao blamed the Congress government for the deaths of 42 students in 11 months this year, due to gross negligence in managing residential welfare schools in Telangana. He said the students lost their lives due to either food poisoning or suicides, terming these incidents as “government killings”.

Releasing the list of students who died in residential welfare schools, Harish Rao said the prestigious residential welfare schools established by the previous BRS government to provide quality education for students, had turned into hell under the Congress rule. It was shameful that despite these deaths, the government remained indifferent, he said, demanding that the government take responsibility and immediately announce an ex-gratia of Rs.10 lakh for each bereaved family.