Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Telangana Minister Defends Assembly Ban On Slogan T-Shirts
Telangana Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu explained a rule about clothing in the Assembly.
He said lawmakers can wear T-shirts in any colour.
However, he said shirts with slogans count like placards.
According to him, that would break the Assembly’s rules.
He said Rahul Gandhi’s shirt had no writing on it.
The minister also said opposition members are allowed to protest.
He argued that protests must still follow rules and respect the legislature.
He asked BRS leaders to apologize over alleged insulting remarks and behavior toward police.
He also asked K. Chandrashekar Rao to attend the Assembly and respond to the conduct of his party members.
Duddilla Sridhar Babu said legislators may wear T-shirts of any colour in the Telangana Assembly.
He said T-shirts carrying slogans would be treated as placards and violate House conventions.
The minister said Rahul Gandhi’s T-shirt had no print and therefore did not breach the stated rule.
Sridhar Babu said the Opposition could protest but must follow rules and respect legislative dignity.
He demanded apologies from K. Chandrashekar Rao, K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao over alleged remarks and conduct by BRS members.
- Who
- Telangana Legislative Affairs Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Rahul Gandhi, BRS leaders and legislators, and Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
- What
- Sridhar Babu defended treating slogan-bearing T-shirts as prohibited placards and criticized alleged remarks and conduct by BRS members.
- When
- Monday.
- Where
- The Telangana Assembly and the CLP Media Hall in Hyderabad.
- Why
- He said the restrictions protect House conventions, decorum and the dignity of the legislature.
Assembly Rules and Decorum
Opposition Protest Rights
Slogan-bearing clothing
Assembly Rules and Decorum
Sridhar Babu said T-shirts carrying slogans should be treated as placards and would violate House conventions.
Opposition Protest Rights
The minister acknowledged that Opposition members have a democratic right to protest, though the article does not provide a separate response defending slogan-bearing T-shirts.
Conduct during protests
Assembly Rules and Decorum
Sridhar Babu condemned alleged abusive language and alleged mistreatment of police, saying legislators must uphold the dignity of the legislative system.
Opposition Protest Rights
The article reports the minister’s allegations but does not include a response from BRS leaders or legislators.
- Minister
- Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Telangana Legislative Affairs Minister
- Clothing rule
- T-shirts of any colour are allowed, but slogan-bearing T-shirts would be treated as placards.
- Rahul Gandhi’s shirt
- Sridhar Babu said it had no print.
- Protests
- The minister said the Opposition has the right to protest within democratic rules.
- Apology demand
- He asked K. Chandrashekar Rao, K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao to apologize to Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.
- Other allegations
- Sridhar Babu alleged that BRS legislators behaved improperly with police during protests.