Hyderabad, Aug.24 (NSS): BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday appeared before Telangana State Commission for Women and gave an explanation to his earlier remarks on the free bus facility for women, which led to the much criticism from various quarters.
During the proceedings, KTR expressed regret and formally apologised for the comments. He acknowledged that such statements were inappropriate and should not have been made by someone holding a leadership position of his stature.
The Women’s Commission, while accepting his apology, issued clear instructions to KTR to refrain from making any such remarks in the future.
KTR has also been informed that any recurrence of such incidents may result in further proceedings as deemed appropriate by the Commission.
On the other hand, KT Rama Rao’s visit to the Commission was marked by tension. Only he was allowed entry into the office at Buddha Bhavan on Tank Bund, while the BRS women corporators and leaders accompanying him were denied access by the police. This led to a protest by the BRS women leaders, who raised slogans against the government. The situation escalated when women activists of the Congress party arrived at the scene, leading to a confrontation between the two groups.
Later, speaking to the media, the BRS working president took a strong exception to the attack on BRS leaders and elected women representatives who came along with him to the State Women’s Commission.
He has appealed to the Commission to take up the issue suo moto and initiate an inquiry.
The BRS leader said that Mahila Congress workers led by their president had indulged in the attack taking advantage of the occasion and the assailants armed with devices such as nail cutters resorted to the attack. This was a reprehensible act calling for condemnation, he said.
KTR further stated that he wanted to take up the plight of women in the State during the last eight months and tried to explain to the Chairperson multiple instances of atrocities on women and attacks on children. But the Commission wanted to approach it in a different form, he added.
BRS MLAs Sabitha Indra Reddy & Sunitha Laxma Reddy, MLC Satyavathi Rathod, former MP Kavitha, BRS women corporators and women party leaders in large numbers accompanied KTR during his visit to the Women’s Commission office.
