Over 20 members of the main Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) were suspended from the Telangana Assembly for the rest of the monsoon session.

Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar announced the decision following a motion moved by Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Wednesday (September 9, 2026). The Minister moved the motion amid din created by the BRS members who thronged the Speaker’s Podium raising slogans “we want justice”.

Names of the suspended BRS MLAs

BRS deputy floor leader T. Harish Rao, its MLAs K.T. Rama Rao, G. Jagdishwar Reddy, P. Kaushik Reddy, Anil Kumar Jadhav, Kova Lakshmi, P. Sabita Indra Reddy, Sunita Lakshma Reddy, Ch. Prabhkar, K. Prabhakar Reddy, K.P. Vivekananda, T. Srinivas Yadav and K. Manik Rao were among those suspended from the House for the remainder of the session.

Why were BRS members agitated?

The BRS members were agitated over reported claims by some Congress legislators that they wanted the BRS president and Opposition Leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao dead. The BRS members led by Mr. Harish Rao raised slogans demanding a debate on the alleged remarks. Carrying placards in support of their demand, the BRS members rushed into the Well of the House and some thronged the Podium.

Repeated appeals by the Chair to the BRS members to resume their seats went in vain even as Minister Adluri Lakshman Kumar demanded a discussion on the “abusive” remarks made by BRS MLCs against the Speaker. The Minister quoted the instance of the BRS leaders and cadre cleansing the road on which the Congress leaders hailing from the Dalit community walked. He alleged that the BRS was continuing discriminatory practices and high handed behaviour against Dalits owing to its “feudal mindset”.

Repeated appeals by Minister Sridhar Babu and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka went in vain as the BRS members remained unrelenting and stayed put in the Well of the House. Mr. Vikramarka charged the BRS members with intimidating the Chair and asserted that “Dalits are not prepared to bear any more humiliation and insults”.

Mr. Sridhar Babu faulted the BRS members for not conceding to the Speaker’s request to come in a proper form to seek redressal of their grievance. The BRS members remained unmoved with the request made by the Chair to submit their grievance in writing and tried to disrupt the proceedings with their unruly behaviour. “BRS members don’t want the House to function and hence, they are creating ruckus,” he alleged.

With the BRS members sticking to their stand for more than half an hour, Mr. Sridhar Babu moved the motion to suspend the agitated members.

Ministers, MLAs and MLCs called on Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar at his chambers and expressed solidarity with him following the controversial remarks allegedly made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Tata Madhu on the first day of the monsoon session of Telangana Assembly on Monday (September 7, 2026).

The Ministers and legislators condemned Mr. Tata Madhu’s remarks against the Speaker and conveyed their support to Mr. Prasad Kumar. They met the Speaker in his chamber and expressed concern over the comments, stating that the dignity and authority of the constitutional office of the Speaker should be respected.

The legislators also extended their support to Mr. Prasad Kumar in the wake of the remarks and reiterated the need to maintain decorum and dignity in legislative institutions.

The meeting came amid a political row over the alleged comments made by Mr. Madhu against the Speaker.

The BRS MLC apparently made derogatory remarks against the Speaker during an altercation with the police when the BRS MLAs were prevented from entering the Assembly for wearing t-shirts with objectionable content.

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated ‘Duddilla Sripada Rao Central Hall’ at the Telangana Legislative Assembly premises in Hyderabad on Monday (September 7, 2026), in the presence of Legislative Council Chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy and Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar.

Several Ministers, MLAs and MLCs attended the inaugural event. The Central Hall has been named after former Assembly Speaker Duddilla Sripada Rao, who is the father of IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu. Mr. Reddy also interacted with several legislators and leaders at the newly inaugurated facility.

In a social media post, the Chief Minister said he was privileged to inaugurate the Central Hall and expressed confidence that it would become an enduring symbol of Telangana’s democratic values and legislative traditions.

He said the hall, inspired by the rich traditions of parliamentary democracy, would provide a dignified space for members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council to meet, exchange ideas and participate in important legislative and ceremonial occasions.

Mr. Revanth Reddy had earlier indicated that he wants the Assembly to have a Central Hall on the lines of the Parliament, and the idea struck him when he was a member of Parliament from 2019 to 2023. He felt that the Central Hall provided a democratic space for the ruling and Opposition members to have a discussion and dialogue. This was mandatory to strengthen the State’s commitment to democratic and legislative traditions.

Asserting that positioning Telangana as not merely a gateway to the country but to the entire world was his dream, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has sought the unwavering support and cooperation of the people in realising this.

It is the firm resolve of the people’s government that the State should emerge as US $1 trillion economy by 2034 and US $3 trillion by 2047. The roadmap to achieving this is mentioned in the Telangana Rising – 2047 document, which is not mere a declaration on paper but is the commitment of the government, the Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister addressed the gathering after unfurling the national flag on the State Formation Day at Parade Grounds in Hyderabad on Tuesday (June 2, 2026). He inspected the guard of honour presented by 10 contingents as also the contingents of different art forms of the State.

Intense heat conditions

Mr. Reddy acknowledged the intense heat conditions gripping the State and city by advancing the celebrations to avoid inconvenience to the participants. He later cut short his speech mentioning about the increasing temperatures asking people to take adequate care from the sweltering heat.

During his close to 30-minute address, the Chief Minister lamented that there was distinct lack of clarity regarding the path and direction that should be followed after the State formation. The situation at that time was such that the future of the State appeared to be dictated merely by the whims and ideas of a select few individuals. “It is for this very reason that the people’s government formulated a comprehensive master plan for the State,” he said adding Telangana Rising-2047 possesses the transformative power to position the State not merely as key player within the nation but as a global gateway to the world.

A single master plan encompassing an entire State did not exist anywhere else in the country and the State was pioneer of the concept. Further, the vision document had classified the State into three categories – CURE, PURE and RARE – adopting a three tier strategy for development.

The Chief Minister elaborated about the initiatives like the Gig Workers Bill, social security to old aged parents, fine rice for poor and Indiramma Indlu housing programme claiming that these were designed as part of welfare of the people as well as enhancing their self respect.

He recalled how the people elected the Congress Government by defeating the feudal mindsets and authoritarian forces and said the government launched its spree of welfare and development schemes in the right earnest targeting different sections. Free bus travel to women under Mahalakshmi scheme enabled women to save Rs. 10,000 crore in 30 months while LPG cylinders at subsidised prices and other schemes too benefitted them. Women were now poised to become entrepreneurs with initiatives like super markets, rice mills proposed by the government.

Notification before month end

Simultaneously, steps were initiated to reform recruitment boards like the Public Service Commission and around 67,735 vacancies had been filled in record time for the benefit of youth. The Public Service Commission would release further notifications for recruitment before the end of this month.

Mr. Reddy recalled how the revolutionary initiatives to reform the education sector helped in providing opportunities to youth. The upgradation of erstwhile ITIs to ATCs ensured that 838 out of the 1,190 students who passed out secured gainful employment in major business establishments.