India, Sept. 8 -- Politics in Telangana have heated up, with fierce protests and counter-protests between the ruling Congress and the opposition BRS.

On the first day of the Assembly's monsoon session on Monday, a scuffle broke out at the Assembly gates after police allegedly denied entry to BRS legislators, citing their decision to wear black. During the altercation, BRS MLC Tata Madhu allegedly made derogatory remarks referring to Speaker G Prasad Kumar.

The Congress government took serious note of Madhu's remarks and made the issue a political flashpoint. The Assembly discussed the conduct of the MLC. During the debate, several Congress MLAs, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and ministers, urged the Speaker to pass a resoluti...