Parking Row Triggers 'Marwari Go Back' Campaign In Telangana, BJP Calls It 'Politically Driven'

Last Updated:August 19, 2025, 12:46 IST

BJP leaders have strongly defended the community, with Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar calling the campaign politically driven.

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A parking dispute in Secunderabad has snowballed into a statewide row, triggering the “Marwari Go Back" campaign in Telangana.

The controversy began after a confrontation in which members of the Jain-Marwari community allegedly assaulted a man from a marginalised caste, with casteist remarks reportedly used. The incident sparked protests led by local groups.

Protesters allege that Marwari and Gujarati traders have cornered markets in Telangana, pushing local businesses aside and selling counterfeit products.

They claim such practices are hurting livelihoods and undermining regional traditions.

BJP leaders, however, have strongly defended the trading communities, with Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar calling the campaign politically driven.

“This is a conspiracy against Marwari and Gujarati communities because they support the BJP and stand for protecting Sanatana Dharma," he said, urging the state government to act instead against illegal Rohingya migrants.

Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh also warned against targeting the traders. “Anyone who tries to defame the Marwari and Gujarati community will be sent to jail," he said.

Activist Prithviraj countered the BJP’s stance, accusing the party of shielding business interests.

“Marwaris are selling 50 percent duplicate products in their shops and exploiting Telangana’s culture. Those leading this campaign are being threatened by communal elements," he alleged, adding that the BJP must answer for migrant issues since it has been in power nationally for a decade.

The Marwari community has been part of Hyderabad’s commercial fabric since the Nizam era, while Gujarati and Rajasthani groups expanded further after Hyderabad’s integration into India in 1948.

Their growing economic footprint has occasionally drawn resentment from local traders.

Police said they are keeping a close watch on the situation to prevent it from turning into a communal flashpoint.

Location :

Telangana, India, India

First Published:

August 19, 2025, 12:46 IST

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