NEW DELHI: A video showing a security official pulling the hair of BRS MLA and former Telangana minister Sabitha Indra Reddy during a protest outside the state assembly in Hyderabad has triggered a political row.The incident took place on Monday as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators protested against the Congress-led government, alleging that it had failed to fulfil its election promises even after completing 1,000 days in office.Visuals shared by the BRS on X purportedly show security personnel trying to remove Sabitha Indra Reddy from the protest site. During the confrontation, a security official is seen pulling her by her hair as she is taken away from the assembly premises. The BRS alleged that the MLA was dragged away despite being a woman legislator.In its post on X, the BRS said, “Police’s inhuman behavior towards former minister and MLA Sabeeta Indra Reddy at the assembly! Police dragging her away brutally by her hair without even considering that she is a woman MLA! Is this the respect the Congress government gives to women?”BRS protests over 1,000 days of Congress ruleThe incident occurred amid heightened tensions outside the Telangana assembly on the opening day of its monsoon session.BRS legislators and MLCs had arrived wearing black T-shirts carrying slogans targeting the Congress government’s performance after 1,000 days in power. The party has accused the ruling government of failing to deliver on its election promises.
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The legislators attempted to enter the assembly premises but were stopped by security personnel. The ensuing confrontation led to pushing and jostling between BRS members and police.BRS working president KT Rama Rao, former minister T Harish Rao and several other party leaders were detained after being stopped from entering the assembly. They were later shifted away from the protest site.Police, however, said the legislators were stopped because of slogans printed on their black T-shirts and that officers were acting on the instructions of the assembly Speaker. A senior police official said allegations of misconduct would be examined using video footage.The BRS has condemned the action and said it would raise the issue with the assembly Speaker.
