Kishan Reddy accuses Congress of double standards on democratic rights

Hyderabad, Oct 11 (UNI) union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday accused the Congress of adopting double standards on democratic rights, alleging that the party which advocates freedom of protest in Delhi was restricting opposition activities in Telangana. In a statement, he alleged that BJP leaders, including state president N. Ramchander Rao, had repeatedly been placed under house arrest or prevented from holding protests and raising public issues under the Congress government in Telangana. Referring to BJP protests over fee reimbursement arrears, farmers' issues, recruitment and land records, Kishan Reddy alleged that the government had imposed restrictions…