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The Chief Minister's strong reaction came amid mounting criticism of the Congress government over the recent arrest of two women journalists for allegedly posting 'defamatory content' about him

As the Treasury benches were boasting about effective implementation of several welfare and development programmes in the State, BRS MLAs exposed the failures with facts and figures in the Assembly

It may be recalled that the Chief Minister had said that Chandrashekhar Rao was on a stretcher and would soon end up in the mortuary. Raising objections against his comments, complaints were lodged by BRS leaders against the Chief Minister at different police stations in the State.

Says the Irrigation Minister's demand for strict action against the BRS MLA in the House reflects his vindictive actions

Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao, asked the party members to apologise to the Speaker of the Telangana Assembly

Protesting against the Speaker's decision, the BRS members staged a walkout even as Harish Rao repeatedly appealed to the Speaker to provide them with an opportunity to speak. Qutbullapur MLA KP Vivekanand also approached the well seeking an opportunity to speak

Addressing the media persons at the media point, they asserted that Reddy had not used any unparliamentary language in the Assembly nor demeaned the Speaker, G Prasad Kumar

Kicking off the debate, Government Whip Adi Srinivas introduced the motion, but tensions escalated when BRS MLA Jagadish Reddy took the floor. The former Minister dismissed the Governor’s speech as an AI-generated script, accusing the Congress government of packing it with falsehoods.

He said the government was also committed to inclusive development, technological innovation and social justice, to transform Telangana into a hub of economic and social progress

Following this, the business advisory committee, chaired by Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, decided to extend the session until March 27. During the meeting, it was also agreed that the State budget would be presented on March 19.

The Patancheru MLA had been crossing swords with Congress leaders, after the Congress government reportedly failed to fulfill his requests for constituency development and had been distancing himself at regular instances

The protesters were taken into custody and removed from the Assembly premises. Their main demand was the immediate appointment of a Minister for the Education Department. Additionally, they urged an increase in budget allocations for the education sector, highlighting its crucial role in shaping students' futures.

Chandrashekhar Rao, making a rare appearance at the Assembly session after a long gap, was greeted warmly by party MLAs eagerly awaiting his arrival. Before attending the session, he met with them in his chambers for discussions. The session is set to commence at 11 AM with the Governor’s address.

The bench sought responses of State government, speaker's officer, Telangana Legislative Assembly Secretary, ECI and the defected lawmakers before the next date of hearing, March 25

A special session of the State Assembly is likely to be held in the first week of March to pass key bills related to BC reservations and SC categorization. Meanwhile, the budget session is expected to commence in the third week of March after the Governor's address. The government plans to conclude the session before March 28, considering Ramzan, Ugadi, and other festivals at the end of the month.

The delay in the departmental consultations is being attributed to the Congress government's plans to focus on the ongoing MLC polls, followed by the local body elections

According to the report tabled by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in the Assembly during a special session, 59 SC communities have been divided into three groups

Says the 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes will require an amendment to the Constitution and not just the survey

The Telangana government had presented a road map on caste survey and SC categorisation, says the Chief Minister

Defected BRS MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, M Sanjay Kumar and others have confirmed to have received the notices and informed that they would respond after taking legal opinion