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Nine out of ten BRS MLAs who defected to Congress last year met with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. They discussed their political future amid ongoing disqualification proceedings. The Supreme Court has given the Assembly Speaker three months to decide on their status. The MLAs maintain they are still with BRS despite these meetings with the Congress leadership.

Key Points: 9 BRS Defector MLAs Meet Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Amid Disqualification

  • Nine defected BRS MLAs met CM Revanth Reddy to discuss disqualification notices
  • Supreme Court gave 3-month deadline for Speaker's decision on MLAs
  • MLAs maintain they remain with BRS despite meeting Congress CM
  • Meeting focused on legal implications of potential disqualification
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Nine out of 10 defected MLAs meet T'gana CM Revanth Reddy

Nine of ten BRS MLAs who defected to Congress meet CM Revanth Reddy to discuss their political future amid Supreme Court-mandated disqualification proceedings.

"The apex court directed the Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions as expeditiously as possible - Supreme Court Bench"

Hyderabad, Sep 7

Nine out of 10 MLAs who had defected from BRS to Congress last year met Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at his residence on Sunday evening to discuss their future course of action.

Barring Kadiyam Srihari, all defectors attended the meeting, which assumes significance in the wake of the Supreme Court’s July 31 order directing Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide in three months the disqualification proceedings against the 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to Congress in 2024.

During the closed-door meeting, which last for over an hour, the MLAs were understood to have discussed their future course of action in the light of the notices issued to them by Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar following the apex court order.

Though the MLAs claimed that they met the Chief Minister to discuss development of their constituencies, they reportedly discussed the legal and political implications of the notices.

The legislators maintain that they are still with the BRS and cite the Assembly records which still list them as BRS MLAs. They claim that their meetings with the Chief Minister were only to seek funds for their constituencies.

The Supreme Court on July 31 directed Speaker to take a decision in three months on the petitions for disqualification.

A division bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai pronounced orders on the petitions filed by BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao and some other BRS MLAs.

The apex court directed the Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a three-months.

The main opposition party had appealed to Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to disqualify all 10 BRS MLAs who defected to Congress since March last year.

The BRS leaders had brought to the Speaker’s notice that as per the Supreme Court judgment in various cases, the Speaker has to take decision on disqualification within three months.

Danam Nagender (Khairatabad constituency), Tellam Venkat Rao (Bhadrachalam), Kadiyam Srihari (Station Ghanpur), Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (Banswada), M. Sanjay Kumar (Jagtial), Arekapudi Gandhi (Serilingampally), T. Prakash Goud (Rajendranagar), B. Krishna Mohan Reddy (Gadwal) G. Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru), Kale Yadaiah (Chevella) defected to Congress party last year.

- IANS

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Priya S
At least the Supreme Court is taking this seriously. Three months timeline for Speaker to decide is good - no more delaying tactics. Hope justice is served!
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Sarah B
As someone following Telangana politics, this is fascinating. The "development funds" excuse is so transparent. Everyone knows what's really happening behind closed doors.
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Arjun K
Kadiyam Srihari missing from the meeting is interesting. Maybe he's having second thoughts or negotiating separately. Political drama at its best!
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Vikram M
These MLAs are playing with fire. If they get disqualified, they'll lose everything. Should have thought twice before defecting. Public mandate is not for sale!
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Michael C
Respectfully, while defection is wrong, we should also consider that sometimes MLAs might genuinely want to work with the ruling party for their constituency's development. Not everything is black and white.
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Ananya R
Hope the Speaker acts impartially. This will set a precedent for future cases. Democracy needs strong institutions that can't be manipulated by ruling parties. 🙏

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