BRS women MLAs allege police force 'Grabbed by throat, pulled hair'

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders on Monday, September 7, accused Telangana Police of manhandling the party’s women legislators during a protest outside the Telangana Legislative Assembly on the opening day of the Monsoon Session, with the party calling it an insult to “the entire women’s community.”

The confrontation broke out after police stopped BRS Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) from entering the Assembly premises in black T-shirts, which the party wore to protest what it called 1,000 days of unfulfilled



promises by the Congress government. Police reportedly cited lack of permission for the attire, leading to a scuffle at the gate.

BRS MLA V Sunitha Laxma Reddy and former minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy were among those allegedly manhandled. According to the party, police grabbed the women by the throat, pulled their hair, and allegedly tore Sunitha Laxma Reddy’s saree while she was prevented from proceeding toward the Assembly. She was reportedly left with minor injuries after being trampled underfoot, and broke down in tears while describing the incident to reporters.