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BRS Delegation to Meet NCW Over Alleged Police Manhandling
BRS leaders say some women lawmakers were treated roughly by police outside the Telangana Assembly.
They say police pushed the lawmakers and pulled their hair and clothing.
The BRS plans to complain to the National Commission for Women in Delhi.
The party says it was not given enough time to explain its concerns inside the Assembly.
The incident happened during a BRS protest against the Congress government.
The protest focused on claims that election promises had not been fulfilled after 1,000 days in office.
The BRS also said Sabeeta Indra Reddy was dragged by her hair.
A Congress lawmaker said the incident should be investigated fully, and an IPS officer has been appointed to examine what happened.
BRS leaders and women legislators are scheduled to meet the National Commission for Women in Delhi.
BRS MLC Surabhi Vani Devi alleged that male and female police personnel pushed, pulled, and assaulted women legislators outside the Telangana Assembly.
The BRS said former minister and MLA Sabeeta Indra Reddy was dragged by her hair during a protest, sharing a video of the incident.
The confrontation occurred during a BRS protest over the Congress government completing 1,000 days in office.
Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar called for a comprehensive inquiry, while the BRS said it had not received enough opportunity to raise its concerns in the Assembly.
- Who
- BRS women legislators and other party leaders, Telangana Police, and Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar.
- What
- The BRS alleges that police manhandled women legislators outside the Telangana Assembly and is seeking an inquiry.
- Where
- Outside the Telangana Legislative Assembly; the BRS delegation is scheduled to meet the NCW in Delhi.
- When
- The incident occurred during a BRS protest against the Congress government’s 1,000 days in office; the delegation is scheduled to meet the NCW afterward.
- Why
- The BRS says its legislators were stopped from entering the Assembly and were not given adequate opportunity to raise their grievances.
BRS Allegations
Government-Side Response
Treatment of women legislators
BRS Allegations
The BRS alleges that male and female police personnel pushed women legislators and pulled their hair and saris while preventing them from entering the Assembly.
Government-Side Response
Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar called for a comprehensive inquiry and said IPS officer Vijay Kumar would establish what happened.
Access to the Assembly
BRS Allegations
BRS MLC Surabhi Vani Devi said the legislators were not given sufficient opportunity to speak in the Assembly and therefore approached the NCW.
Government-Side Response
The available account from the Congress side focuses on investigating the incident; it does not provide a separate explanation for why the legislators were stopped.
Accountability for the confrontation
BRS Allegations
The BRS shared a video that it said showed police dragging MLA Sabeeta Indra Reddy by her hair during the protest.
Government-Side Response
Dayakar requested that the National Human Rights Commission also investigate the entire matter.
Key facts
- Complainant
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Forum
- National Commission for Women (NCW)
- Location of incident
- Outside the Telangana Legislative Assembly
- Main allegation
- Police pushed and allegedly pulled the hair and saris of women legislators.
- Related protest
- A BRS demonstration over the Congress government’s completion of 1,000 days in office
- Inquiry announced
- IPS officer Vijay Kumar was appointed to establish what happened.
- Additional request
- Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar requested an inquiry by the National Human Rights Commission.
Quotes
Surabhi Vani Devi
BRS MLC discussing allegations against police personnel outside the Telangana Assembly
“We need a comprehensive inquiry into the incident. We have appointed IPS Vijay Kumar to establish what happened on that day. We want all the issues and circumstances to be brought to light. I also request the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to conduct an inquiry into the entire matter.”
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“We can’t say about the opposition. But female police and male police pushed them. I don’t know why they were not allowed to go inside. They were in normal attire, normal saris only.”
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