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BRS alleges Telangana Ethics Panel targets opposition Assembly members
BRS leaders in Hyderabad say an Assembly committee is being used unfairly against opposition lawmakers.
The committee is expected to meet on August 29.
One issue involves BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy.
BRS MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy says Kaushik only asked another legislator which party he belonged to.
He denies that Kaushik made offensive comments.
Prashanth Reddy says the committee was created after the controversy began.
He also says ruling-party lawmakers accused of improper behavior have not been treated the same way.
The government’s response to these allegations was not included in the report.
BRS leaders alleged that Telangana’s Assembly Ethics Committee is being used to harass opposition MLAs.
The committee is scheduled to meet on August 29 to discuss the conduct of BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy.
BRS MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy said the committee was created after the issue involving Kaushik Reddy arose.
Prashanth Reddy said Kaushik Reddy had only asked Kadiyam Srihari which party he belonged to.
He questioned why alleged misconduct by ruling party members had not also been considered by the committee.
- Who
- BRS leaders, including MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy, and the Telangana Assembly Ethics Committee.
- What
- BRS alleged that the Ethics Committee is being used to harass opposition MLAs and questioned its handling of a complaint involving Padi Kaushik Reddy.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- When
- The allegations were made on Wednesday; the committee meeting was proposed for August 29.
- Why
- BRS leaders said the committee was being used as part of a broader campaign against opposition members.
Key facts
- Alleging party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Speaker
- Vemula Prashanth Reddy
- Committee
- Telangana Assembly Ethics Committee
- Proposed meeting
- August 29
- Main case
- The conduct of BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy
- Government named
- The government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
- Location
- Hyderabad
Quotes
Vemula Prashanth Reddy
BRS MLA and speaker at the press conference
“This raises the suspicion that the Ethics Committee was constituted solely to take action against opposition members.”
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“Do the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and ministers actually have the moral standing to speak about ethics?”
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Sources
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