Hyderabad, April 12 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Sunday strongly reacted to Telangana Minister Seethakka's alleged remarks against those making corruption allegations against her, terming the statement 'highly derogatory', 'irresponsible', and damaging to democratic decorum.

"The statements of Minister Seethakka that she would beat with chappal those who are making allegations of corruption against her is highly derogatory and irresponsible in nature," he said to ANI, adding that the opposition's right to question cannot be suppressed through threats or intimidation.

"BRS party strongly condemns this, and you cannot suppress the opposition voice of questioning you on these kinds of issues by issuing suc...