Assembly gate drama gets a CCTV homework
BRS MLC Tata Madhu denied targeting the Speaker and alleged police assault as Telangana institutions sought reports on the confrontation.
CCTV footage was sought as institutions sought competing accounts of the Assembly-gate confrontation.
The Congress government’s Assembly session began with BRS legislators in black stopped at the gates, and ended with competing allegations, a court intervention and CCTV becoming the day’s most important witness.
BRS MLC Tata Madhu denied targeting Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. He said any objectionable remarks were made in distress and directed at police personnel, adding: “If any of my remarks are perceived as being directed at the Speaker, I withdraw them and express regret.” Madhu also alleged that police punched him, pulled at his trousers and tried to choke him. Those claims remain allegations; no medical records, police statement or footage was available in the material reviewed.
Congress ministers reportedly demanded an apology from K Chandrasekhar Rao and action against Madhu. The Telangana High Court reportedly directed the DGP not to stop BRS legislators from entering the Assembly, while the State SC/ST Commission sought CCTV, video evidence and an action-taken report within 48 hours. The precise remarks attributed to Madhu, and the alleged assault, remain unverified. The Congress government has managed to turn an Assembly gate into an evidence-request counter.