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BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress and Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar after disqualification petitions against five BRS MLAs were dismissed. Calling the decision a "murder of democracy," he accused the Congress of shielding defectors to avoid by-elections amid growing anti-incumbency.

Senior BRS leader T Harish Rao launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in Telangana after Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed petitions against five MLAs accused of defecting. Rao alleged that the ruling party had trampled constitutional provisions on anti-defection, exposing Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Save the Constitution’ campaign as hollow.

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar rejected BRS petitions seeking disqualification of MLAs who defected to the Congress, citing lack of evidence. The BRS said it would challenge the decision in the Supreme Court, which is set to hear the matter on Thursday.

A clash between MLA Tellam Venkat Rao and former MLA Podem Veeraiah over the deputy sarpanch post in Bhadrachalam highlighted internal discord in the Congress, even as the BRS registered significant gains across Khammam and Kothagudem in the gram panchayat elections.

Bhadrachalam Bar Association president Kota Devadanam has appealed to authorities to appoint a permanent judge for the local mobile court, citing a two-year delay filled by in-charge judges. He also urged the government to fill key judicial and administrative posts.

The internal feud in Bhadrachalam Congress between MLA Dr Tellam Venkat Rao and ex-MLA Podem Veeraiah has escalated to violence, with an auto driver alleging a murder attempt by Veeraiah and his aides. Police complaints and hospitalisation followed

Veeraiah, the district Congress president, said Venkat Rao is not a true Congress leader and is not bothered to work along with the old timers and senior leaders.

Defected BRS MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, M Sanjay Kumar and others have confirmed to have received the notices and informed that they would respond after taking legal opinion

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

No decision has been taken so far on disqualification of BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress in the State, even a month after the High Court set a four week deadline to the Speaker for deciding on disqualification

The three MLAs, who were elected as members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party, had since defected to the Congress party, raising questions about their political affiliations and eligibility.

The Court had on September 8 instructed the Speaker to decide on the pleas within four weeks, cautioning that failure to do so would result in the case being reopened suo moto.

Following BRS opposing Gandhi's appointment as chairman of the Assembly PAC, a post that is usually given to an Opposition member, the MLA has now taken a ‘U’ turn and is claiming that he is still in the Opposition.

The BRS is keen to approach the Supreme Court regarding the other BRS MLAs, who defected to Congress.

The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by BRS MLAs KP Vivekananda of Qutbullapur constituency and Padi Kaushik Reddy of Huzurabad constituency on disqualification of MLAs' case

Jagadish Reddy said while Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi criticises the BJP at the national level, here in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was acting in line with the BJP’s policies

The public in the constituency were detesting Congress for buying their MLA less than 24 hours after the party in its manifesto promised to ban political defections.

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy offered him the party scarf and formally invited him into the Congress.

During the meeting, the BRS MLA urged the Chief Minister to release funds for executing different development works in the constituency. To this effect, he also submitted a representation to the Chief Minister.