BRS legislators complain to NCW, NHRC on ‘police attack’
A delegation of BRS legislators has filed complaints with the NCW and NHRC regarding alleged police misconduct during a protest in Hyderabad. The legislators claim they were insulted and physically mistreated by police while attempting to enter the Assembly premises.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns regarding the treatment of elected representatives and the conduct of law enforcement during political demonstrations.
A delegation of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators on Friday approached and complained to the National Commission for Women (NCW) and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in New Delhi on Friday on the ‘attack and indecent behaviour’ of the Telangana Police towards women legislators in front of the Assembly premises in Hyderabad on September 7.
The delegation comprising former Ministers P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, V. Sunitha Laxma Reddy, Satyavathi Rathod, G. Jagadish Reddy, legislators Kova Laxmi, S. Vani Devi and P. Rajeshwar Reddy, MPs V. Ravichandra, D. Damodar Rao, legal cell members Lalitha Reddy, S. Bharath Kumar and others apprised the two Commissions that the police tried to stifle them and insulted party leaders by pulling their sarees.
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