BRS MLAs arrested for protest against Revanth Reddy's remarks on women legislators

HYDERABAD: BRS MLAs staged a protest in the Assembly premises against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's remarks on women legislators from their party. The protest took place in front of the Chief Minister's chamber, where the BRS MLAs demanded an immediate apology for his derogatory comments.

The protesting MLAs, wearing black badges, sat in the well of the Assembly, leading to their removal by the marshals. The police subsequently arrested them and transported them out of the Assembly premises. Among those arrested were BRS Working President K Taraka Rama Rao, former ministers Harish Rao, Prashanth Reddy, Jagadish Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, Padma Rao Goud, and MLAs Padi Kaushik Reddy, Anil Jadhav, and Palla Rajeshwar Reddy.

During the protest, Harish Rao accused the Speaker of stifling the opposition's voice by not allowing them to speak despite repeated requests. He lamented that the restrictions in the Assembly were more severe than those during the Telangana movement, calling it a sad day for democracy. KTR emphasized that the Chief Minister must apologize to the women of Telangana and vowed not to relent until an apology was issued. He led the protest with chants of "CM Down Down."

Inside the Assembly, MLAs Sabitha Indra Reddy, Kova Lakshmi, and Sunitha Lakshma Reddy stood in protest for three hours. The BRS women legislators made it clear that their protest would continue until the Chief Minister apologised.