22 BRS MLAs Suspended from Telangana Assembly Following Protests

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The BRS members refused to return to their seats despite repeated pleas by Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Legislative Affairs Minister D Sridhar Babu.

Referring to media reports that BRS leaders carried out a purification by sprinkling turmeric water near KCR's farmhouse at Erravelly near here where Congress workers and Dalit activists held a protest on September 8 against BRS MLC Tata Madhusudhan's alleged abusive remarks against Speaker Prasad Kumar, he sought to know how long the BRS would insult the Dalits.

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"We are not here to bear any more humiliation and insult. It's a question of self-respect. Come what may, let's stand for the self-respect of the individuals of the house and the society. More so, we cannot accept insult to you who is the Speaker," he said.

The Speaker announced the suspension of the BRS members after Sridhar Babu moved a motion for the same.

The BRS MLAs suspended include K T Rama Rao, Anil Jadhav, T Harish Rao, G Jagadish Reddy, Gangula Kamalakar, Kaushik Reddy, Madhavaram Krishna Rao, Kova Laxmi, K Manik Rao, Chinta Prabhkar, Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, Vemula Prashant Reddy, Marri Rajasekhar Reddy, Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, P Sabita Indra Reddy, Kalvakuntla Sanjay, T Srinivas Yadav, D Sudheer Reddy, V Sunita Laxmareddy, Kaleru Venkatesh, Vijayudu and K P Vivekananda.

The BRS's official strength in the 119-member assembly is 37.