Telangana Assembly Rocked Again as BRS, Speaker Clash Over Police Conduct

The Telangana Legislative Assembly witnessed its second consecutive day of disruption on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) as the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) pressed for action against police officials accused of misbehaving with its women legislators. The demand came amid a parallel row over alleged unparliamentary language used by a BRS member against Speaker G. Prasad Kumar.

As soon as the House convened, BRS Deputy Floor Leader T. Harish Rao raised placards, demanding punitive measures against the police personnel involved in Monday's incident. Speaker Prasad Kumar assured the members that the matter was being examined and that action would follow once a report was submitted. However, the BRS legislators remained adamant, even as Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu intervened to explain the steps taken to obtain a comprehensive report.

Minister Sridhar Babu said the government was "seized of the matter" but expressed disappointment that BRS members had not apologised for the abusive remarks made by their colleague against the Speaker. He reminded the opposition that casting aspersions on the Chair was a violation of House rules and that the Speaker's office protects the interests of all members, irrespective of party affiliation. Another minister, Adluri Lakshman Kumar, echoed this sentiment, hoping the BRS would apologise for what he termed "shameful" comments.

Harish Rao, however, countered that video evidence existed of the police's "indecent" behaviour towards BRS women legislators. He lamented that instead of acting against the guilty officials, the government had registered cases against three BRS MLAs – P. Sabita Indra Reddy, Sunita Lakshma Reddy, and Kova Lakshmi. In a dramatic comparison, he likened the Assembly to the "Kaurava Sabha" and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to Dussasana of the Mahabharata.

The Speaker, visibly agitated by the continued sloganeering, retorted, "I should be angry. Me and my mother have been abused, not you." Minister Seethakka suspected a premeditated plan, questioning why women legislators were pushed to the front and raising the issue of an attack on police personnel by BRS members.

In response, Harish Rao clarified that BRS MLC Tata Madhu had issued a written statement saying his comments were not aimed at the Speaker and that he unconditionally withdrew them if anyone was hurt. Rao added that the BRS had expected the Legislative Affairs Minister to apologise for Monday's events.

Tensions escalated when Harish Rao rushed towards the Well of the House while Minister Sridhar Babu was speaking. Marshals intercepted him, and as other BRS legislators joined, the Speaker adjourned the proceedings amid the din.