Archive · 11 Sep 2026
BRS Women MLAs Allege Police Assault, Seek NHRC, NCW Inquiry
BRS women lawmakers say police treated them roughly outside the Telangana Assembly.
They say officers stopped them from entering the building.
P. Sabitha Indra Reddy alleged that police pulled her hair and pressed her throat.
V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy said her saree was pulled.
The BRS says it complained to the police but that no FIR was registered against the officers.
It says cases were instead registered against BRS legislators.
The lawmakers met officials from the NHRC and NCW in Delhi.
They want CCTV footage saved and an impartial investigation conducted.
A Congress MLA also supported a comprehensive inquiry, and an IPS officer was appointed to examine the incident.
BRS women legislators approached the NHRC and NCW in Delhi over alleged police assault and humiliation outside the Telangana Assembly.
P. Sabitha Indra Reddy alleged that police restrained her, pulled her hair and pressed her throat.
V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy alleged that police pulled her saree, causing severe humiliation.
The BRS said police prevented elected representatives from entering the Assembly and that no FIR had been registered on their complaint.
The confrontation occurred during a BRS protest against the Congress government’s completion of 1,000 days in office, prompting calls for an impartial inquiry.
- Who
- BRS women MLAs, other BRS leaders, Telangana Police, the NHRC, the NCW, and Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar.
- What
- BRS legislators alleged that Telangana Police assaulted and humiliated them while preventing them from entering the Assembly, and they sought investigations.
- When
- The complaints were submitted on Friday, September 11, after the confrontation during a protest over the Congress government’s 1,000 days in office.
- Where
- The alleged incident occurred at the Telangana Legislative Assembly in Telangana; BRS representatives met the NHRC and NCW in New Delhi.
- Why
- The BRS sought accountability for the alleged police conduct, protection of women legislators’ rights, and an inquiry into why they were prevented from entering the Assembly.
BRS Allegations
Congress-Side Response
Treatment of women legislators
BRS Allegations
The BRS alleges that police pushed, restrained and assaulted women legislators, including claims that hair and a saree were pulled.
Congress-Side Response
Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar called for a comprehensive inquiry and said IPS officer Vijay Kumar was appointed to establish what happened.
Entry to the Assembly
BRS Allegations
The BRS says elected representatives were prevented from entering the Assembly and were not given adequate time to raise their grievances.
Congress-Side Response
The available Congress-side response calls for investigation but does not provide a separate explanation for why the legislators were stopped.
Police accountability
BRS Allegations
The BRS says more than 100 hours passed without an FIR against those allegedly responsible, while cases were registered against BRS legislators.
Congress-Side Response
Dayakar requested that the NHRC investigate the entire matter, while the BRS is seeking action based on preserved CCTV footage and an impartial inquiry.
- Complainant
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Institutions approached
- National Human Rights Commission and National Commission for Women
- Alleged conduct
- Police allegedly restrained legislators, pulled hair and sarees, and prevented them from entering the Assembly
- Named legislators
- P. Sabitha Indra Reddy and V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy
- Related protest
- A BRS demonstration against the Congress government’s completion of 1,000 days in office
- BRS request
- Preservation of Assembly CCTV footage, identification of those responsible, and appropriate action
- Inquiry response
- Congress MLA Addanki Dayakar called for a comprehensive inquiry, and IPS officer Vijay Kumar was appointed to establish what happened
