The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) announced a complete boycott of the ongoing winter session of Telangana Assembly, alleging unilateral conduct by the Speaker and undemocratic behaviour of the Congress government.
After staging a walkout from the House on Friday (January 2, 2026), BRS legislators held a protest at Gun Park, where former Minister T. Harish Rao addressed the media and alleged that opposition members were humiliated and their rights snatched. It was evident the way they were made to wait for over an hour for the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, he said, accusing the Speaker of distorting the agreed minutes related to the duration of the Assembly session.
Mr. Harish Rao claimed that the microphones of BRS members were switched off during Question Hour when they attempted to question the Government, calling it a direct assault on democratic norms. “If questioning the Chief Minister is not allowed, there is no purpose in convening the Assembly,” he said.
The former Minister also accused the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of using inappropriate language and indulging in body-shaming on the floor of the House. He alleged that the Assembly was being run like a party office rather than a legislative forum.
