Telangana Assembly monsoon session LIVE: BRS legislators booked for allegedly 'assaulting police' outside Assembly

Home News India Telangana Discussion over objectionable remarks allegedly made by BRS MLC Tatha Madhu against the Speaker continued during the afternoon on Monday Updated - September 08, 2026 11:04 am IST Police take BJP leaders into custody as Telangana BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao is detained while protesting along with party leaders during the monsoon session of the Telangana Assembly in Hyderabad on Monday, September 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G. On the first day of the Assembly’s monsoon session on Monday (September 7, 2026), Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators wore black t-shirts with slogans ‘Congress failed to deliver promises in 1,000 days’ and staged a protest at the Telangana Assembly Gate-3. They were stopped from entering the Assembly. They were taken away by police. Former Ministers and BRS women MLAs Sunitha Reddy and Sabitha Indra Reddy claimed that they were ill-treated by the police. The Saifabad Police Station, on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) registered a case against multiple BRS MLAs and MLCs, including Harish Rao, Sudheer Reddy, Kamalakar and Koushik Reddy over the incident. They were booked for allegedly violating Speaker’s dress-code order, abusing women police, removing shirts, pushing/manhandling cops and forcing entry.Follow for more updates:September 08, 2026 11:04 BRS leaders demand apology over insult to Sabitha Indra ReddyThe Telangana Legislative Assembly witnessed uproar on Tuesday as BRS members raised slogans in the House demanding an apology over the alleged insult to senior leader Sabitha Indra Reddy.The protest led to a heated argument between senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao and Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.During the exchange, Speaker Gaddam Prasad asserted, “I will not be scared if you create a ruckus in the House.”Speaker also said he has utmost respect for women legislators. “Sabitha, Sunitha, Kova Lakshmi are like my sisters. I myself demanded an inquiry into what happened to Sabithamma,” he said.The Speaker, however, said, “First talk about the issue of insulting me. They misbehaved with me and spoke insultingly about my parents,” The House witnessed sloganeering by BRS members for a brief period before proceedings continued.-P Laxma ReddySeptember 08, 2026 10:25 BRS MLCs Tata Madhu, Naveen Kumar Reddy arrested over remarks against SpeakerThe Hyderabad police arrested BRS MLCs Tata Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy in connection with their alleged derogatory remarks against Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, made amid the uproar that marked the Assembly proceedings on Monday (September 7, 2026).BRS MLCs Tata Madhu, Naveen Kumar Reddy arrested over remarks against SpeakerBRS MLCs Tata Madhu and Naveen Kumar Reddy arrested for derogatory remarks against Telangana Assembly Speaker amid ongoing protests.September 08, 2026 10:19 BRS MLA K. T. Rama Rao attacks Congress government, CM Revanth ReddyBRS working president and Sircilla MLA K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) strongly attacked Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and the Congress government outside the Telangana Assembly. He accused the government of using cheap dramas and tricks to avoid talking about real problems. Published - September 08, 2026 10:20 am IST