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Telangana CM returns from UK after Centre blocks US visit
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy returned to Hyderabad on Monday after a three-day UK visit, cutting his trip short because the Centre denied permission for his planned onward travel to the…
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy returned to Hyderabad on Monday after a three-day UK visit, cutting his trip short because the Centre denied permission for his planned onward travel to the US. During the UK leg, Reddy held talks with the University of Cambridge, Oxford University, and Imperial College London, which agreed to explore collaborative opportunities with Telangana.
On Sunday, Reddy posted on X that he would address all pending issues on his return. Back home, political trouble awaits: state Forest Minister Konda Surekha faces a Congress disciplinary notice after her daughter made remarks against Reddy and other Congress leaders. Surekha has said the comments were her daughter's personal views.
Separately, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao observed a two-day fast on August 24-25 to protest pending dues under the students' tuition fee reimbursement scheme. Reddy's return puts the focus on these pressing state issues.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The UK trip was about education partnerships, but the real story is the denied US leg. Reddy likely wanted to pitch Telangana to American investors, but the Centre controls CM foreign travel under the Foreigners Act. This creates a friction: a state chief minister's economic diplomacy is now subject to central clearance, which is rare but not unprecedented. The pending tuition fee reimbursement row and the forest minister's family controversy add to Reddy's immediate domestic headaches. Watch how the Congress-BJP blame game over the denied US trip plays out in the assembly session next week.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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