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Hyderabad police have constituted a team led by Joint Commissioner SM Vijay Kumar to investigate allegations that BRS legislators, including women MLAs, were manhandled by police outside the Telangana Assembly.

Speaker G Prasad Kumar’s decision to suspend BRS MLA Gangula Kamalakar, who was absent from the Assembly, along with 21 other party legislators, has stirred controversy. The move followed protests by BRS members demanding action against Congress MLAs for remarks against party chief K Chandrashekhar Rao.

BRS leaders K Manik Rao and Methuku Anand accused the Congress government of exploiting the Dalit issue to deflect attention from public concerns and the suspension of BRS legislators. They alleged that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy misused police force against MLAs and politicised the Speaker’s Dalit identity.

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao criticised the suspension of BRS legislators from the Assembly, calling it an attempt to suppress people’s issues. He accused the Congress government of silencing the Opposition instead of addressing key public issues.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched a sharp attack on the BRS in the Assembly, accusing it of conspiring to disrupt proceedings and likening the alleged insult to the Speaker to terror attacks. He defended the Congress protest at K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s residence and announced a comprehensive inquiry into recent incidents, promising criminal cases under the SC/ST Act.

BJP and BRS leaders questioned the suspension of BRS MLAs and accused the Congress government of avoiding key public issues in the Telangana Assembly. Ministers defended discussions on the BRS protest row, while opposition members demanded attention to pending matters

BRS leaders Sandra Venkata Veeraiah and Lingala Kamal Raju accused the Congress government of silencing the Opposition by suspending BRS legislators from the Assembly. They also criticised the government over protests targeting KCR and demanded action against Congress MLA Veerlapally Shankar

BRS leaders Talasani Srinivas Yadav and G Jagadish Reddy accused the Congress government of avoiding debate on key Telangana issues and using diversion tactics. They questioned BRS MLAs’ suspension and criticised the handling of protests outside K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Erravelli residence

BRS women legislators P Sabitha Indra Reddy, V Sunitha Laxma Reddy and Kova Lakshmi alleged that male police personnel manhandled them during Monday’s Assembly confrontation. They demanded an apology from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and sought an opportunity to explain their grievances.

The Telangana Assembly suspended BRS MLAs for the remainder of the session on Tuesday after protests over Congress MLA Veerlapally Shankar’s ‘chavu dappu’ remarks concerning KCR. Congress ministers denied endorsing the remarks and asserted that they wished KCR a long life.

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on the State Government’s plea seeking modification of directions issued over the alleged manhandling and obstruction of BRS legislators outside the Assembly. The Court questioned police authority to prevent elected MLAs from entering

Telangana witnessed an intense political confrontation on Tuesday as the BRS and Congress clashed inside and outside the Assembly. The House recommended action against two BRS MLCs, while tensions escalated after Congress workers moved towards KCR’s Erravelli residence

Telangana Legislative Council Chairman G Sukhender Reddy suspended BRS MLCs Tata Madhusudhan and Naveen Kumar Reddy for the remainder of the session over alleged remarks against Speaker G Prasad Kumar. BRS members protested the decision, raising slogans and clashing with marshals

The Telangana Assembly was adjourned after heated exchanges between BRS and Congress members over alleged police assault on women MLAs. BRS demanded an apology from the government, while the treasury benches insisted Opposition leader K Chandrasekhar Rao apologise to the Speaker.

Two BRS MLCs, Thatha Madhusudhan and B. Naveen Kumar Reddy, were arrested by Saifabad police from their residences in Hyderabad on Tuesday morning, a day after alleged high-handedness against BRS legislators at the Assembly.

The Saifabad police have registered cases against BRS working president K T Rama Rao, MLAs T Harish Rao, Sudheer Reddy and others over alleged misbehaviour with police personnel and abusive language during a standoff while entering the Legislative Assembly on Monday

The Telangana High Court directed police not to prevent BRS legislators from entering the Assembly and asked the DGP to identify officials responsible for alleged excesses. Justice T. Madhavi Devi termed the alleged treatment of women legislators unacceptable and ordered stringent action

The Telangana State Commission for SCs and STs has summoned DGP CV Anand and sought a detailed report within 48 hours on the alleged assault, intimidation and inappropriate conduct by police against BRS legislators at the Assembly gate.

BRS MLA Vemula Prashanth Reddy accused the Telangana government of using excessive force against party legislators during an Assembly protest. He alleged police assaulted MLAs and MLCs, restricted black T-shirts and sought to prevent BRS legislators from entering the House

BRS cadres staged protests across erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday, condemning police action against party legislators at the Telangana Assembly. Former minister Jogu Ramanna led a rasta-roko in Adilabad, while similar protests were held in Utnoor, Nirmal, Mancherial and Asifabad