Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, September 9, allotted four weeks to the Telangana Speaker to decide on MLAs who have defected to other parties.
The High Court’s direction came while addressing petitions from BRS and BJP MLAs regarding the inaction of the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker in disqualifying MLAs who switched from BRS to the Congress Party.
This verdict by the High Court to the Speaker was welcomed by BRS MLA Harish Rao who termed the court’s verdict as a “stinging slap to Congress.”
“We welcome the Telangana High Court’s decision regarding the disqualification of defected MLAs. This ruling is a significant setback for Congress’ undemocratic practices. It clearly shows that those who switched parties cannot escape disqualification,” said Rao.
He further added that by-elections in the constituencies of defectors MLAs are inevitable while exuding confidence in the party’s victory.
These MLAs were elected on a BRS Ticket but defected to the Congress Party, which is currently ruling in the State.
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