1 hr ago

Telangana Minister Accuses BRS Leaders of Assembly Misconduct

Telangana Minister Accuses BRS Leaders of Assembly Misconduct
BRS Leaders Assulted Cops, Insulted Speaker; KCR Must Take Blame: Minister Sridhar Babu · deccanchronicle.com

Telangana Minister D. Sridhar Babu criticized leaders of the BRS party.

He said some BRS legislators misbehaved at the state Assembly.

He alleged that K.T. Rama Rao and others assaulted police officers.

He also accused Tata Madhu of making insulting comments about the Assembly Speaker and the Speaker’s mother.

Sridhar Babu said BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao should condemn what happened.

He defended rules that stop people from bringing political slogans and badges into the Assembly.

K.T. Rama Rao warned that the BRS could seek a no-confidence motion against the Speaker.

Sridhar Babu said the government would not give in to that warning and wanted an apology first.

Key facts

Main speaker
D. Sridhar Babu, Telangana Legislative Affairs and IT Minister
Opposition party
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
Speaker targeted in remarks
Gaddam Prasad Kumar
Alleged police incident
Sridhar Babu said K.T. Rama Rao and other BRS legislators physically assaulted police personnel.
Disputed restrictions
Political badges, placards and slogan-bearing T-shirts were barred from the legislature under existing rules.
BRS demand or warning
K.T. Rama Rao warned that the BRS could bring a no-confidence motion against the Speaker.
Minister’s demand
Sridhar Babu called for an unconditional apology to the Speaker before further legislative business.

Quotes

D. Sridhar Babu

Telangana Legislative Affairs and IT Minister

“Television footage clearly shows a senior legislator grabbing a uniformed officer by the collar. Visuals indicate that KTR raised his hand against the police, seemingly trying to throttle a personnel member.”
deccanchronicle.com
“There is no question of succumbing to these hollow threats. The BRS must tender an unconditional apology to the Speaker before any other legislative business is taken up.”
deccanchronicle.com

Sources

Related news