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The Hindu Bureau

BRS MLCs lodge complaint over CM’s remarks on council, its members

hyderabad

Three BRS members of the Legislative Council — S. Vani Devi, M.S. Prabhakar Rao and Deshapathi Srinivas — submitted separate representations to Chairman of the Upper House Gutha Sukender Reddy on January 9 to refer the matter of “objectionable remarks” made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy against the council and its members to the Privileges Committee.

In their representation, the BRS MLCs brought to the Council Chairman’s notice that the CM, during an interview with a vernacular news channel on January 7, had compared the Legislative Council with “Irani cafe” and its members as “real estate brokers”. They termed the remarks not only “irresponsible by a person holding the Chief Minister’s position but also defaming the constitutional body”.

They stated that the remarks would amount to breach of legislative privileges and caused insult, humiliation and mental agony to the council members. The comments had also brought disrepute to the Upper House of the Legislature and hurt the image of the council in the public view.

In their representation, the BRS MLCs have also provided the video link of the Chief Minister’s television interview.

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