Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed BRS petitions seeking disqualification of defected MLAs, citing lack of evidence. The decision, delivered ahead of a Supreme Court deadline, has reignited debate over constitutional propriety and legislative neutrality
BRS leader T Harish Rao wrote to Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar alleging serious rule violations over two years, including fewer sittings, curtailed Question Hour, no House Committees, and inaction on defections, warning that such lapses undermine the Legislature’s constitutional integrity.
KT Rama Rao pointed out the stark contrast in Congress's approach, stating, that the Congress which is encouraging MLA defections and rewarding the defected MLAs in Telangana. "But no pension for MLAs who defect in Himachal Pradesh. Welcome to the circus called Congress," He posted.
