Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- The political temperature in Telangana escalated sharply on Saturday after Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy strongly condemned Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's remarks in the Legislative Assembly, calling them "derogatory, disturbing and filled with violence," and demanded a public apology from the Chief Minister.

Reacting to Revanth Reddy's comments made during the Assembly proceedings, Ravula Sridhar Reddy said the language used by the Chief Minister reflected poorly on democratic institutions. "This is a derogatory statement, filled with violence. Our temples of democracy -- the Assembly and Parliament -- are increasingly being polluted by filthy, disturbing and violent language. This clear...