Black T-shirts, blocked gates, disrupted House
BRS legislators were stopped at the Telangana Assembly after arriving in protest gear; BJP protests later disrupted proceedings. The Congress government’s explanation is about slogans. The High Court has reportedly told police not to stop the legislators.
The Assembly’s entrance became the day’s main proceeding.
The Telangana Assembly’s monsoon session began on September 7 with the Congress government apparently treating protest clothing as a constitutional emergency. BRS legislators arrived in black T-shirts to protest what they described as the government’s failure to fulfil electoral promises after 1,000 days in office. Police stopped some of them at the gates, saying the issue was objectionable wording on the shirts, not black clothing itself. Several legislators, including KT Rama Rao, T Harish Rao, P Sabitha Indra Reddy and V Sunitha Laxma Reddy, were detained or taken to Telangana Bhavan, according to reports.
BRS leaders alleged that police manhandled legislators, including women. Those claims remain un independently established: no medical records, police complaint or inquiry report was located. Police said officers were enforcing restrictions on the slogans. The exact wording on the shirts, the legal basis for the detentions and the formal status of those held have not been published in the material reviewed.
BJP legislators then protested inside the House, while the government offered a short-notice motion. Separately, Congress ministers demanded action against BRS MLC Tata Madhu over alleged remarks about Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. Madhu denied targeting the Speaker and said he regretted any words perceived that way. The Telangana High Court has reportedly directed the DGP not to stop BRS legislators from entering the Assembly. The Congress government has managed to turn the Assembly entrance into the day’s main proceeding.