BRS MLA Danam Nagender from Khairthabad says he is ready to resign if directed by the Chief Minister amid the ongoing Speaker hearing on MLAs’ defections. The matter also remains pending in the Supreme Court
Congress MLC T Jeevan Reddy said that the State leadership was encouraging defections into the party, was against the AICC’s policies and that such steps were leaving local leaders in distress
Questioning MP Rahul Gandhi, BRS leader S Niranjan Reddy points out that the Congress had promised to prevent defections in its election manifesto but failed to uphold this commitment in practice.