Hyderabad: The leaders of Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Thursday staged a protest in front of the 125-foot Ambedkar Statue at Tankbund, Hyderabad, after Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar suspended BRS MLA Jagadish Reddy for the entire session.
Speaking to reporters, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao claimed that Reddy’s suspension is a “blot on democracy.”
“It’s a blot on democracy, and it’s truly a black day for democracy in India. Rahul Gandhi preaches Constitution day in and day out. Unfortunately, today he has forgotten to teach his Congress Government and ministers the same values. In a unilateral move, even though senior leader Jagdishwar Reddy has not uttered a single derogatory word, they have suspended him from the House for the entire session. We are demanding answers from the Government over the non-fulfilment of the promises,” KTR said.
Meanwhile, BRS leaders who were protesting against the suspension of BRS MLA Jagadishwar Reddy have now been detained by the Police.
BRS MLA Jagadish Reddy alleged bias on the part of the Speaker. This created an uproar in the Assembly. After Reddy’s suspension, all BRS MLAs staged a walkout from the Assembly.
Earlier on Wednesday, KTR sharply criticized the 15-month tenure of the Revanth Reddy-led government in Telangana, calling it a “failure” and accusing it of misleading the public.