Highlighting the physical altercations during the clash, the former minister accused police officials of using unprecedented force against public representatives.
We wrote that the Congress party had failed to fulfil the promises given in 1,000 days,” she said. Because we were wearing black shirts, when we asked why they were stopping us, they stated their objections and stopped us.
Recounting the incident, Reddy said BRS lawmakers were stopped before entering the assembly after paying homage at a state memorial. They submitted formal complaints over the alleged high-handedness and assault by Telangana Police outside the State Legislative Assembly premises. “Even before we could set foot inside the Assembly, the police stopped us there, citing objections. We questioned why we should not go, asking, ‘Rahul Gandhi goes to Parliament wearing black, so why shouldn’t we go here? When our brothers and respected MLAs asked this, they stopped us, saying there were objectionable words printed on the shirts. What was written on them? Reddy asserted that police personnel forcefully detained and pushed opposition leaders regardless of whether they wore printed slogans. “Saying that it was objectionable, they stopped us there. But as women MLAs, the three of us-myself, Kova Lakshmi and Sunita Laxma Reddy-didn’t have any slogans written on us. Even some respected MLAs, like Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, despite wearing plain black shirts, were stopped by the police, citing objections,” she noted. Highlighting the physical altercations during the clash, the former minister accused police officials of using unprecedented force against public representatives. During their Delhi visit, the delegation met NCW Chairperson Vijaya Kishori Rahatkar and apprised her of the incident. They submitted documents detailing the conduct of police personnel on the Assembly premises and sought an independent inquiry into the alleged misbehaviour and physical handling of women lawmakers.