Controversy Over Refusal to Release Bodies of Maoist Leaders

BRS MLC K Kavitha has strongly criticized the Central Government for its refusal to return the bodies of Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao and other cadres killed in Chhattisgarh to their families. Speaking at Mancherial, she accused the BJP government of lacking cultural sensitivity in handling such matters.

Kavitha reiterated the BRS's stance against ongoing anti-Maoist operations by the BJP-led NDA government. These operations, she claimed, perpetuate violence, urging the government to heed BRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao's earlier appeal to halt such activities.

Kavitha's remarks came as she also accused the Congress of being anti-Dalit and addressed internal BRS issues, including alleged attempts to merge the party with the BJP, a proposal she claimed to have rejected while in prison last year.

(With inputs from agencies.)