BRS protests in Assembly, across Telangana against CM’s remarks
The protests, which began on Wednesday evening itself in some parts of the State, were being staged in all district headquarters and mandal headquarters as well with cadre and leaders shouting slogans against Revanth Reddy on Thursday.
Hyderabad: Condemning the “shameful and disgraceful” behaviour of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the State Assembly, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) organised Statewide protests and burnt their effigies on Thursday. The party also served an adjournment motion seeking for discussion on the issue in the House and demanded an unconditional apology from both leaders.
BRS leaders along with women organisations staged rasta rokos and dharnas in all district headquarters as well as several other parts of the State. They took out rallies and raised slogans against the Congress government and the Chief Minister in Hanamkonda, Sangareddy, Karimnagar and Mahabubnagar among others.
During the effigy burning at Kaloji junction in Hanamkonda, a woman activist of BRS had a narrow escape after her footwear caught fire and she was rescued by others. Earlier, former MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar took out a rally from the Telangana Martyrs Mto Kaloji junction where the BRS activists staged a rasta roko, followed by burning of the effigies.
In Vemulawada of Rajanna Sircilla district, a BRS activist Mylaram Ramu attempted to immolate himself in protest. However, the fellow party activists foiled his attempts, even as the police arrived at the spot and lathicharged to disperse the crowd. Despite preventive measures by the police, the BRS protestors succeeded in evading them and burning the effigies, only to get arrested later.
Heated arguments and scuffle ensued between the BRS activists and the police when the former attempted to burn the effigies. The police arrested the agitators in several places including Nagarkurnool, Vikarabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Nalgonda and other places. In Shankarpally of Maheswaram constituency, though the police took some BRS leaders into preventive custody, others staged flash protests and burnt the effigies.
Meanwhile, BRS working president KT Rama Rao who served an adjournment motion in the Assembly, expressed outrage over the treatment of senior legislators P Sabitha Indra Reddy and P Sunita Lakshma Reddy by the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister during the Assembly session on Wednesday. “The behaviour of the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister towards women in the Assembly was highly humiliating. It shocked and surprised me,” he stated.
Rama Rao said senior legislators and former Ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and Sunita Lakshma Reddy were known for their dedicated public service as well as dignified behaviour and graceful conduct. “These comments from Congress leaders show their contempt and disrespect towards all women, not just our leaders,” he asserted.
He demanded an immediate and unconditional apology from the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to both the senior women legislators. “It’s a shame to speak so lightly of such respected women leaders,” he added. He accused the Congress leaders of showing a deep-seated disdain for women through their remarks.
Demanding Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy issue an apology for his remarks on BRS MLA and former Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy, the BRSV leaders on Thursday called for a protest at the Legislative Assembly, when the House was in session on Thursday.
Police personnel on Thursday detained BRSV leaders as they protested demanding an apology from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks on BRS MLA and former Education Minister P Sabitha Reddy.
Raising slogans against the Congress government, a large number BRSV leaders, including secretary Janganiah, took out a rally from Nizam College to the Assembly. However, the police personnel detained the protesters at College itself. The student leaders also demanded the Congress government to honor its poll promise and release the job calendar.
