Hyderabad, Jan. 3 -- The third day of the Telangana Legislative Assembly saw irrigation ministers, one present and the other former, charging at each other regarding the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project. The Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed, annulling the two-child norm policy for contesting in local body polls. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy attacked Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Leader of Opposition K Chandrashekar Rao's (KCR) absence in the Assembly.

The Assembly was still in session at the time of publishing this report.

Bills tabled

The Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduced by Minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, was passed by the Assembly. The Bill scraps the two-child norm that disqualifie...