Telangana police have arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Manne Krishank under charges of trespassing into TPCC leader Gundamalla Rajendra Kumar's residence and attacking him over a social media post.
Police action to stop BRS leaders from visiting Parigi has escalated a political clash, with the party accusing the Telangana government of targeting voices backing protesting farmers.
BRS leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Tuesday criticised the proposed Hate Speech & Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026, stating that while it is the responsibility of an elected government to safeguard fundamental rights, the Bill appears to deviate from that objective.
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petitions for the disqualification of two BRS MLAs who had allegedly switched loyalties to the Congress in 2024.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused the Speaker of acting on the orders of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and tagged it as a murder of democracy.
Currently, the state has 33 districts following a reorganisation exercise undertaken by the then chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Trouble started when Speaker Prasad Kumar declined to allow the BRS members to speak after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy intervened during the Question Hour and spoke about the Musi rejuvenation project.
BJP leader and Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar lashed out at both parties for indulging in “gutter politics” after BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged chief minister Revanth Reddy’s wife to tie him up, or otherwise he would bite.
Nagender is the only MLA who ignored the notices issued by the Telangana Speaker to appear before him in connection with the disqualification petition filed by the BRS.
Former Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday attacked the BJP-led central government, accusing it of blocking Telangana’s development, including the Palamuru Rangareddy irrigation project at the instance of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and slammed the Congress-run state government for doing nothing about it.
