The BRS sharply criticized Union Minister Bandi Sanjay over his comments on student protests, recalling his involvement in the 2023 SSC paper leak case. Leaders RS Praveen Kumar and Jagadish Reddy accused Sanjay of distorting facts to deflect government failures
Published Date – 25 July 2026, 02:50 PM
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) hit back at union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay over his remarks against the party and reminded him of his alleged involvement in the 2023 SSC paper leak case.
BRS General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar urged the union Minister not to distort facts.
In a post on X, Praveen Kumar said Bandi Sanjay was named as the prime accused (A1) in the SSC paper leak case reported at the ZPHS Boys School in Kamalapur on April 4, 2023.
He said the case was supervised by the then Warangal Police Commissioner Ranganath and was based on WhatsApp chats between Bandi Sanjay and co-accused Boora Prashant.
He added that the High Court quashed the proceedings against Bandi Sanjay in November 2025 after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish his connection with the paper leak.
Praveen Kumar alleged that the State government did not challenge the High Court order in the Supreme Court because Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who also holds the Home portfolio, was helping the union Minister. He claimed the government ignored the interests of lakhs of students by not pursuing the matter further.
The BRS leader also objected to Bandi Sanjay’s remarks against BRS working president KT Rama Rao. Referring to another case, he alleged that a minor girl had accused the union Minister of threatening her after she complained about alleged molestation by his son.
He questioned why Bandi Sanjay was moving freely despite facing allegations of shielding an accused under the POCSO Act. He also wondered why women MPs across political parties had remained silent on the issue.
Jagadish Reddy slams Bandi Sanjay
The BRS response came after Bandi Sanjay, at a press conference on Friday, alleged that anti-national and disruptive elements had infiltrated the student protests in New Delhi.
Reacting to the union Minister’s remarks, former Minister G Jagadish Reddy questioned whether the alleged presence of anti-national elements in the protests reflected a failure of the union government.
He asked what the union Minister of State for Home Affairs had been doing if funds were indeed being illegally routed from Pakistan to sponsor the protests. Jagadish Reddy also said students across different cities had been participating voluntarily in protests over the NEET paper leak issue and were demanding justice.
If all of them were being branded as anti-national or terrorists, he asked how such a situation had arisen, adding that such allegations were unheard of in the past.
