Two BRS MLCs arrested after Assembly gate clash
Thatha Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy were arrested over alleged remarks against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. The remarks remain allegations; the police assault claims remain contested.

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Thatha Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy were arrested over alleged remarks against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar. The remarks remain allegations; the police assault claims remain contested.
BRS legislators were stopped at the Telangana Assembly gate over slogan-bearing protest clothing. Inside, Congress had a second quarrel waiting.
The BRS says police stopped its black-clad legislators at the Assembly gates; police deny indecent conduct and say they acted over protest slogans.
BRS legislators, including K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao, were detained outside the Telangana Assembly as protests over the Congress government’s 1,000-day record spread across the state.
The BRS says KCR will lead a post-session agitation over Telangana’s irrigation projects, but reports disagree on whether he will skip the Assembly.
BRS legislators were stopped and detained during a protest at the Telangana Assembly. The High Court said House-rule enforcement belonged to the Speaker, not the police.
BRS legislators including KTR and Harish Rao were detained after police stopped them from entering the Telangana Assembly in protest T-shirts. Police objected to the slogans, not the colour. The distinction arrived after the detention.
The Congress government offered a short-duration discussion on Section 22-A land listings. The BJP wanted a sitting judge and disrupted the Telangana Assembly instead.
BRS MLC Tata Madhu denied targeting the Speaker and alleged police assault as Telangana institutions sought reports on the confrontation.
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 electoral figure is official. The 84% Muslim-name estimate is not — and the distinction matters before anyone turns a draft list into a political weapon.
BRS legislators were stopped at the Assembly gate and senior leaders detained after arriving in slogan-bearing black T-shirts. A Siddipet protest followed; the wider statewide arrest tally remains unverified.
BRS legislators, including K. T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao, were stopped and detained at the Telangana Assembly gate as the monsoon session opened.
A report alleges illegal registrations and ₹2–3 lakh payments in Peerzadiguda. The evidence supplied so far is one report, unnamed staff and no registration record.
Ahead of the September 7 Assembly session, KCR directed BRS legislators to attend proceedings. Congress held a dharna demanding his resignation, citing attendance claims that remain unverified.
The BRS has set September 7 as the deadline to withdraw the order. The government’s review panel has 30 days to explain what the restructuring actually means.
The BRS chief says he will lead a mass mobilisation over irrigation, while the safety record says Kaleshwaram needs rehabilitation first.
TPCC chief Mahesh Kumar Goud has questioned the relevance of the one-tola promise. The government’s scheme page still lists ₹1,00,116 — and no gold.
KCR chaired the BRS Legislature Party meeting ahead of the Assembly session, with irrigation and farmers’ issues at the centre of the party’s strategy.
Telangana’s monsoon session begins on September 7, with the BRS charge sheet ready and the Congress government yet to publish a detailed rebuttal.