CM Revanth orders probe into Assembly incidents

metro india news  I hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister A Revnath Reddy has announced that  the state government ordered a comprehensive probe into the series of incidents from  abusing the Assembly Speaker G Prasad Kumar, the BRS MLAs  clash with the police and other incidents as part of the conspiracy hatched by the BRS on September 6.

Speaking in the Assembly on Wednesday, the Chief Minister affirmed that stringent action would be taken against not only the conspirators but also those who were complicit in the conspiracy, in accordance with the law.  The government resolved to investigate and punish anyone—regardless of their stature—under the SC/ST Atrocities Act.  Criminal cases would be filed and punish the perpetrators, the CM said that the government stood by the Assembly Speaker and appealed to the latter to remain strong in the difficult times. 

CM Revanth Reddy warned that the perpetrators might have secured bail by exploiting legal provisions and sections, but the Telangana society will not tolerate such forces. Telangana is the land of crushing the Razakars and tyranny rules in the history.

The Chief Minister slammed opposition leader K Chandrashekhar Rao for instigating his party legislators against the dalit leaders and the Speaker.  The CM reminded that the BJP affiliated outfit conducted ‘purification ritual’ at the venue where AICC Chief Mallikarjuan Kharge participated in a programme on August 10, the Chief minister said such incidents were highly condemnable unequivocally. Mallikarjun Kharge is a leader who was born in a small village in Karnataka and lost his father in the Razakar attacks. The senior leader rose to prominence as a labour leader and ascended to the national stage.  For 60 years, he has been working for the people without taking a single day's break, the CM noted. 

Another unfortunate incident of abusing the Speaker was an insult to the entire Telangana. The BRS legislators  insulted not just the individual, but also the mother. “Ours is a society that reveres women as a source of power.  We regard India as 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India) and the state of Telangana as 'Telangana Talli' (Mother Telangana). The opposition MLAs spoke in a frenzied manner, intending to hurt the Speaker, the CM charged. 

CM Revanth Reddy lambasted KCR for stalling the house to debate on important issues mainly  irregularities in the education sector,  Dharani portal scandal, and the controversy surrounding the '22-A' land classification.  KCR instigated their members to disrupt the proceedings of the House.  Had a discussion on these issues taken place, the public would have learned about their decade-long misdeeds and the debt burden. The BRS was fearing that if the debate took place , Telangana people would permanently bury the  party.

CM Revanth Reddy said that  everyone was expecting that the Leader of the Opposition  KCR would apologize to the Speaker, ensure his members also apologized, and facilitate the smooth conduct of the House. Instead, the BRS legislators turned violent .  The Dalit community took out a  protest rally with Dandora ( beating drums) at KCR farm house.  The protestors staged dharna in a democratic manner and did not resort to  any kind of violent activity.  

The Chief Minister questioned KCR for not inviting the protestors and addressing their issues.  KCR should have invited those representatives inside, spoken to them, and acted responsibly regarding the incident. Instead, the BRS Chief  acted irrationally and caused grave insult by ordering the 'purification' of the ground where Dalits had walked.  Are we truly living in a democracy, or are they behaving like monsters from the Stone Age?  They intend to incite social unrest and sow hostility between two communities, the CM criticized. 

The CM said that the Dalit brothers use the drum as a medium to express their inner feelings.  If they purify the ground where Dalits walked, how will they cleanse the deep-seated untouchability in their own minds?  It is not the ground walked upon by Dalits that needs purification, but rather  BRS leaders' arrogance and notions of untouchability.  The feudal arrogance deeply ingrained in KCR's mind.

Stating that the Telangana society will take up this responsibility,  CM Revanth Reddy fumed at KCR for not admitting the mistakes and offered an apology to the Speaker.  The Chief Minister declared that the government will deal sternly with the (casteist/discriminatory) mindset that still persists in the minds of some individuals.