Hyderabad, Sep 8 (PTI) Two BRS MLCs were on Tuesday arrested here in connection with a case registered against them over alleged derogatory remarks against Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, police said.
A case was registered against Thatha Madhusudan and N Naveen Kumar Reddy under relevant sections of the BNS and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act following which they were taken into custody, a police official said.
The Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Assembly Speaker, in a complaint lodged at Saifabad police station, accused Madhusudan and Naveen Kumar, of using derogatory and abusive language against the Speaker on September 7.
The comments were allegedly made when police stopped the opposition legislators, from entering the legislature
premises.
The complainant stated Madhusudhan and Naveen Kumar, launched a “malicious, unprovoked, and premeditated verbal tirade” targeting the Speaker.
“They (two BRS MLCs) have publicly questioned the integrity, authority, and constitutional conduct of the Speaker, deliberately using terms calculated to humiliate, demean, degrade, and lower the personal and social standing of the Speaker on account of his social background and constitutional role,” the complainant said adding they acted with malice to demean the Speaker, incite hatred, and cause public disorder.
A major political row erupted on September 7 over allegations that Thatha Madhusudan made derogatory comments against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, a Dalit leader.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had termed the alleged remarks as an “insult” to four crore people of Telangana.
However, Thatha Madhusudan denied making any comments against the Speaker.
Several Dalit Congress MLAs and MLCs alleged that BRS MLC Thatha Madhusudan made derogatory remarks against Speaker Prasad Kumar. PTI VVK VVK ROH
