BRS leaders K T Rama Rao and T Harish Rao were placed under "house arrest" on Tuesday by the police. The action comes following the arrest of party MLA Kaushik Reddy. Former ministers Rama Rao and Harish Rao were placed under "house arrest" at their residences, the BRS claimed. Heavy police has been deployed outside KTR's home in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
MLA Kaushik Reddy gets bail
As per the BRS' statement, MLA Padi Koushik Reddy has been granted bail by the court today. He was arrested in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly abusing Jagtial legislator Sanjay Kumar at a district review committee meeting in Karimnagar on January 12. Both the MLAs Kaushik Reddy (BRS) and Sanjay Kumar (Congress) had entered into an argument during the meeting.
Jagtial MLA's PA lodged complaint against Koushik and accused him of "obstructing, abusing and physically assaulting" Sanjay Kumar. Three cases were registered against Kaushik Reddy and he was arrested from Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, by Karimnagar police
Sanjay Kumar, who had switched to the ruling Congress from Bharat Rashtra Samithi in June 2024, lodged a complaint against Kaushik Reddy with Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker G Prasad Kumar on Monday.
BRS leaders strongly condemned Koushik's arrest
Following the arrest of Koushik Reddy, BRS condemned the move and criticised Congress. "BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy illegally arrested for questioning Congress party's concessions! It is completely undemocratic to bring back an MLA who defected from the party and to file illegal cases against BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy and arrest him. Revanth Sarkar has made it a habit to unjustly arrest BRS leaders every day with an illegal case to cover up his own affairs. If asked, will they resort to oppression because they cannot answer?, the party's post of X reads.
BRS further demanded immediate release of MLA Padi. "The Congress government has never damaged the self-confidence of the leaders of the Pink Party, who are born from struggle and stand on the side of the people, with such petty antics. We demand the immediate and unconditional release of illegally arrested MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy," the post adds.