Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao demanded that chief minister A Revanth Reddy take full responsibility for the alleged attack and high-handed behaviour by the police against women legislators, former ministers and senior legislators at assembly on Monday. KTR alleged that the police behaved in an extremely aggressive manner and said their treatment of the women legislators was deplorable.Addressing the media at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, KTR criticised the Congress govt, saying that while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks about overcoming male dominance in politics and encouraging women to come forward, the Congress govt in Telangana was allegedly allowing women legislators to be attacked. He alleged that the CM was attempting to divert public attention from the incident by raising unrelated issues and attributing statements to BRS MLC T Madhusudhan that he allegedly did not make.He said Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, had previously worn similar t-shirts and raised slogans inside Parliament without being prevented from doing so. He questioned why different rules appeared to be applied in Telangana. “Are there one set of rules for Rahul Gandhi and another for us?” KTR asked, demanding clarity from the speaker. He alleged that the CM was also an MLA and, therefore, should be treated like any other member of the house. He urged the speaker to remember that, although the CM is the leader of the House, he does not enjoy special legislative privileges over other MLAs. He said the opposition had been entrusted by the people with the responsibility of questioning the govt, exposing alleged corruption and highlighting public problems.He recalled an earlier incident involving DK Aruna, saying that when she was hurt by certain remarks, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had instructed BRS leaders to apologise. He said this reflected their political culture. He also recalled instances in which KCR had defended Sonia Gandhi when BJP chief ministers allegedly made inappropriate remarks about her. The BRS working president said it was ironic for Revanth Reddy to speak about assembly traditions and values, given his own alleged conduct and statements. KTR said the BRS would continue its fight until action was taken against those responsible for the alleged attack on the women legislators.
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