Congress suspends 22 BRS MLAs, records remain 21
The Telangana Assembly action followed slogans and entry into the Well, but the official resolution and final list were not publicly available in the material reviewed.
The Assembly suspension count remained disputed in reports reviewed.
The Congress government in Telangana suspended 22 BRS MLAs from the Assembly for the remainder of the Monsoon Session on September 9, after they raised slogans and entered the Well. Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu moved the motion, and Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar announced it, according to multiple reports. The suspension followed demands for discussion on alleged police treatment of BRS women legislators and alleged remarks about K. Chandrashekar Rao.
The government’s case is that the MLAs disrupted proceedings despite appeals to return to their seats. BRS leaders said the Congress was using the controversy to divert attention from public issues. BJP floor leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy also questioned whether absent members could be suspended. The Assembly’s official resolution, attendance sheet and verbatim proceedings were not available in the material reviewed. One report put the number at 21; most others said 22. Even the count needs a ruling from the record-keeping department, apparently.