Nampally court rejects remand plea of two BRS MLCs

The Nampally court on Tuesday rejected the remand plea of BRS MLCs Thatha Madhusudan and Naveen Kumar Reddy, arrested over alleged derogatory remarks against Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. BRS leaders and workers protested in Hyderabad, demanding their immediate release

Hyderabad: The Nampally court on Tuesday rejected the remand plea of BRS MLCs Thatha Madhusudan and Naveen Kumar Reddy, who were arrested in connection with a case involving alleged derogatory remarks against Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.

Saifabad police arrested the two MLCs on Tuesday morning and produced them before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court at Nampally, seeking judicial custody. The arrests followed a complaint lodged by Pollepalli Venkatesham, Officer on Special Duty to the Assembly Speaker.

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The case was registered as Crime No. 364/2026 under Section 352 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(2)(va) and 3(2)(vii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The case relates to tense developments outside the Assembly on Monday, when BRS legislators staged a protest and clashed with police personnel after being stopped from entering the Assembly premises. Police alleged that Thatha Madhusudan and Naveen Kumar Reddy made derogatory remarks against the Speaker during the confrontation.

Madhusudan, however, denied insulting the Speaker and maintained that his remarks were directed at police personnel during the confrontation. The BRS also criticised the arrests, alleging that the Congress government was targeting Opposition leaders.

Following the arrests, BRS leaders and workers staged a protest outside the Narayanguda Police Station, demanding the release of the two MLCs.