Watch: TPCC chief reiterates BRS MLAs joined Congress for a ‘specific’ purpose

TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud has reiterated that 10 BRS MLAs joined the Congress to safeguard the State government from opposition threats. His remarks contradict the MLAs’ claims that they remain with BRS. Goud also criticised KT Rama Rao for lacking moral authority to speak on defections.

Hyderabad: In sharp contrast to the claims of turncoat MLAs that they are still associated with BRS, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud once again admitted that the 10 BRS MLAs had joined the Congress for a specific purpose.

Speaking to the media on Friday, the TPCC president said the MLAs joined the Congress to thwart the attempts by the opposition to dethrone the State government.

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In a video circulating on social media platforms, Mahesh Kumar Goud is seen saying “These MLAs joined the Congress because they were threatened by the BRS and the BJP to topple the Congress government. They have joined the Congress to protect the government.”

The TPCC president also said that the BRS working president KT Rama Rao does not have the moral right to speak on MLA defections.

“KTR has no right to talk about MLAs. It (defections) happened at the time of BRS party rule. The change of MLAs from one party to another happened in BRS. It is different from today,” Mahesh Kumar Goud.

The TPCC president’s comments bear significance as Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar served notices to the BRS 10 turncoat MLAs. Of these, eight MLAs have responded to the notices claiming that they had not defected to the Congress and were still members of the BRS party. Two others, including Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari and Khairthabad MLA Danam Nagender, have sought more time to respond to the Speaker’s notice.

 

#WATCH | On BRS Working President KT Rama Rao’s statement, Telangana Congress President Mahesh Kumar Goud says, “KTR has no right to talk about MLAs..It happened at the time of the BRS party. The change of MLAs from one party to another happened in BRS; it is different from… pic.twitter.com/ESJaMpqDZo

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