Kavitha detained during protest against Telangana government's eviction drive
10 Mar 2026

Telangana Jagruthi Founder K Kavitha has been detained by the police while conducting an indefinite hunger strike for victims of demolitions in Khammam's Velugumatla.

She called the arrest "very illegal," adding there were no women in the bus during her detention.

The politician said she would challenge the arrest before a magistrate and the Women's Commission.

Earlier, while protesting, Kavitha had condemned the eviction of 700 people in Khammam district, highlighting their inhumane living conditions.

Politician demands government and district collector to visit site
Protest details

Kavitha said they were living in inhumane conditions and demanded the government and District Collector visit immediately.

The politician highlighted children needing medicines and students missing exams due to their displacement.

She slammed the government's inaction, saying no minister had visited the site yet.

Kavitha also demanded an immediate response from Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

She said, "700 people were rendered homeless in just one day...They were pushed out of their own house, and the houses were bulldozed."

Demolitions in Vinoba Nagar village spark political crisis
Crisis aftermath

The outskirts of Khammam have turned into a political and humanitarian crisis after large-scale demolitions in Vinoba Nagar, Velugumatla village.

The demolitions in Vinoba Nagar village have left hundreds of families homeless and sparked a political crisis.

The operation was carried out in late February 2026, drawing sharp criticism from opposition parties like Telangana Jagruthi and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

Legal status of land
Land

The demolished colony was built on land distributed under the Bhoodan and Gramdan Act, a law passed by Andhra Pradesh in 1965 and adopted by Telangana.

The Act allows for donated land to be transferred to a Bhoodan Board for redistribution to landless farmers.

However, the state government alleges that this land has been encroached upon.