Harish Rao warns police over alleged misconduct with BRS women MLAs

Hyderabad: Former minister and BRS MLA T. Harish Rao on Monday warned that police personnel responsible for alleged misconduct with BRS women MLAs at the Telangana Assembly would not be spared.

Harish strongly condemned the alleged police action during the BRS protest. He described the incident as a “Black Day” in the history of the Telangana Assembly.

BRS MLAs and MLCs had arrived at the Assembly wearing black T-shirts. They were protesting against what the party described as the Congress government’s failures during its 1,000-day tenure.

However, police allegedly stopped the legislators, resulting in a scuffle between the two sides.

Harish accused police of pulling MLA Sunitha Laxma Reddy’s saree during the confrontation. He also alleged that police throttled MLA Sabita Indra Reddy and pushed MLA Jagadish Reddy to the ground.

BRS women MLAs faced police misconduct, Harish alleges

Harish questioned why the government had deployed police against elected representatives. He asked Chief Minister and Home Minister A. Revanth Reddy whether the government was turning Telangana into a “police state”.

The BRS leader also alleged that several party legislators suffered injuries during the confrontation. According to Harish, BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao sustained scratches. He further alleged that MLC Yadav Reddy and MLAs Rajasekhar Reddy and Sanjay suffered injuries.

Harish maintained that the treatment of BRS women MLAs required accountability. He warned that those responsible for the alleged misconduct would not be spared.

The former minister also accused the government of preventing BRS legislators from raising several public issues inside the Assembly.

BRS women MLAs row widens into political attack

Harish said the BRS wanted to question the government over its Six Guarantees and election promises. He also cited pensions and fee reimbursement among the issues the party intended to raise.

In addition, Harish said BRS legislators wanted to highlight problems faced by farmers, teachers and government employees. However, he alleged that the party members were prevented from raising these matters.

Harish also targeted both the Congress government and the BJP over fee reimbursement and Section 22-A. Furthermore, he alleged that there was “match-fixing” between Congress and the BJP over their handling of these issues.

Harish linked those political allegations with Monday’s confrontation at the Assembly. He maintained that the alleged treatment of BRS women MLAs and other legislators reflected the government’s approach towards the opposition.