BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao criticised Rahul Gandhi for calling India's electoral system "dead" while the Congress in Telangana shelters defected BRS MLAs. He dared the party to uphold constitutional values by making the MLAs resign and face elections.
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar has stated that he will consult legal experts before deciding on the disqualification of defected BRS MLAs, following a Supreme Court directive. The SC has given the Speaker a three-month deadline to act, triggering political ripples in the state.
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide within 90 days on the disqualification of 10 BRS MLAs who defected to Congress, paving the way for possible by-elections. The ruling places pressure on the Congress-led government, which faces criticism for sheltering defectors while BRS celebrates the legal development as a moral victory.
Bypolls to at least five assembly constituencies appears imminent in Telangana, as the BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress are likely to be disqualified shortly
His resignation has set off a discussion on whether or not the other six legislators in Telangana, who defected to the Congress would also send in their papers voluntarily.
The BRS Legislative Party members submitted a representation to Telangana Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy at the latter's residence in Hyderabad on Friday and sought immediate action in this regard.
By Arun Sinha In a recent address at Bengaluru, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu lamented that the anti-defection law had failed to check mass defections and suggested an amendment to the law to stop it. The lamentation and suggestion coming from someone who had been the BJP president sound bold, as several mass defections in recent years […]
