<p>The Warangal Police on Wednesday arrested Telangana BJP chief and Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay on the charges of plotting a conspiracy to defame the K Chandrasekhar Rao government with the Class 10 question “paper leaks”.</p>.<p>Several BJP national leaders have condemned the arrest.</p>.<p>Bandi’s arrest came three days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana to flag off the Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad to Tirupati and lay the foundation for various railway projects.</p>.<p>The Karimnagar MP’s arrest has heated up the political atmosphere in the state, going to polls later this year.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/another-class-10-question-paper-leaked-in-telangana-1206799.html"><strong>Also read: Another class 10 question paper leaked in Telangana</strong></a></p>.<p>The appearance of the Class 10 Telugu paper on Monday and the Hindi paper on Tuesday on social media, after the exams commenced has flustered the BRS government. The KCR administration is already facing the students-youth-parents and Opposition parties’ ire over the Telangana Public Service Commission held job recruitment exam paper leaks. Last month, TSPSC had to cancel several competitive exams after the scam broke out.</p>.<p>TBJP was particularly aggressive over the TSPSC paper leaks issue with Bandi accusing IT minister K T Rama Rao's role and demanding his ouster. After the 10th exam papers leaked, he also demanded the resignation of education minister Sabitha Reddy. But the tables appeared to have turned on Wednesday with BRS leaders accusing Bandi's involvement in 10th exam paper leaks.</p>.<p>The case relates to the "leak" of photos of 10th class Hindi exam question paper from a government school into What's-App from an exam centre in Kamalapur, Warangal on Tuesday morning. The incident straightaway follows a similar leak of Telugu paper a day before from Tandur, Vikarabad.</p>.<p>Based on Bandi’s WhatsApp conversations with Boora Prashanth, a former journalist and co-accused, Warangal Police Commissioner AV Ranganath said that the Hindi paper leak and the ensuing news which caused worry for students and parents across the state was to disrepute the government. </p>.<p>Bandi was named prime accused and presented before local court, which remanded him to judicial custody till April 19.</p>.<p>“Fear is real in BRS.! First they stop me from conducting a press meet and now arrest me late at night. My only mistake is to question BRS govt on its wrongdoings. Do not stop questioning BRS even if I am jailed,” Bandi tweeted earlier.</p>.<p>BL Santhosh, BJP national general secretary (organisation) retweeted, with a message to BRS.</p>.<p>“Rattled, riddled with corruption charges, facing electoral reverses, BRS and its leadership is a sinking boat. They have touched a raw nerve by arresting TBJP president Bandi. This will be the last nail on their political existence,” Santhosh stated.</p>
<p>The Warangal Police on Wednesday arrested Telangana BJP chief and Lok Sabha MP Bandi Sanjay on the charges of plotting a conspiracy to defame the K Chandrasekhar Rao government with the Class 10 question “paper leaks”.</p>.<p>Several BJP national leaders have condemned the arrest.</p>.<p>Bandi’s arrest came three days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Telangana to flag off the Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad to Tirupati and lay the foundation for various railway projects.</p>.<p>The Karimnagar MP’s arrest has heated up the political atmosphere in the state, going to polls later this year.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/another-class-10-question-paper-leaked-in-telangana-1206799.html"><strong>Also read: Another class 10 question paper leaked in Telangana</strong></a></p>.<p>The appearance of the Class 10 Telugu paper on Monday and the Hindi paper on Tuesday on social media, after the exams commenced has flustered the BRS government. The KCR administration is already facing the students-youth-parents and Opposition parties’ ire over the Telangana Public Service Commission held job recruitment exam paper leaks. Last month, TSPSC had to cancel several competitive exams after the scam broke out.</p>.<p>TBJP was particularly aggressive over the TSPSC paper leaks issue with Bandi accusing IT minister K T Rama Rao's role and demanding his ouster. After the 10th exam papers leaked, he also demanded the resignation of education minister Sabitha Reddy. But the tables appeared to have turned on Wednesday with BRS leaders accusing Bandi's involvement in 10th exam paper leaks.</p>.<p>The case relates to the "leak" of photos of 10th class Hindi exam question paper from a government school into What's-App from an exam centre in Kamalapur, Warangal on Tuesday morning. The incident straightaway follows a similar leak of Telugu paper a day before from Tandur, Vikarabad.</p>.<p>Based on Bandi’s WhatsApp conversations with Boora Prashanth, a former journalist and co-accused, Warangal Police Commissioner AV Ranganath said that the Hindi paper leak and the ensuing news which caused worry for students and parents across the state was to disrepute the government. </p>.<p>Bandi was named prime accused and presented before local court, which remanded him to judicial custody till April 19.</p>.<p>“Fear is real in BRS.! First they stop me from conducting a press meet and now arrest me late at night. My only mistake is to question BRS govt on its wrongdoings. Do not stop questioning BRS even if I am jailed,” Bandi tweeted earlier.</p>.<p>BL Santhosh, BJP national general secretary (organisation) retweeted, with a message to BRS.</p>.<p>“Rattled, riddled with corruption charges, facing electoral reverses, BRS and its leadership is a sinking boat. They have touched a raw nerve by arresting TBJP president Bandi. This will be the last nail on their political existence,” Santhosh stated.</p>