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BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao welcomed the Supreme Court’s order directing the Telangana Speaker to decide on the disqualification of 10 defected BRS MLAs. KTR also challenged Rahul Gandhi to act on his own promise of anti-defection reforms.

The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide within three months on disqualification petitions against 10 BRS MLAs who joined the Congress. It warned against delays, reaffirming that Speakers’ decisions are subject to judicial review.

A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran took up Rama Rao's petition, which demands the expulsion of BRS legislators who switched to the ruling Congress

CPI MLA from Kothagudem Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao said criminal case should be booked against MLAs, who defected to other parties.

Says either Telangana High Court or Supreme Court might give directions on the issue within a month, making bypolls inevitable in State