Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Palla Calls Supreme Court Defection Ruling Setback for Telangana Congress
Palla Rajeshwar Reddy is a legislator in Telangana.
He criticized the Congress government over elected representatives changing parties.
He said a recent Supreme Court decision was a setback for that government.
He also mentioned an earlier Telangana High Court decision about Danam Nagender.
Nagender won his election as a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate and later joined the Congress.
Palla said politicians should respect the choice voters made during elections.
He believes party switching can weaken public trust and democracy.
He asked the government to follow the Constitution when dealing with defections.
Jangaon MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy said the Supreme Court’s recent defection ruling was a setback for Telangana’s Congress government.
Palla referred to an earlier Telangana High Court decision concerning the disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender.
He said Nagender was elected on a Bharat Rashtra Samithi ticket before later joining the Congress.
Palla argued that representatives who change parties should remain accountable to the voters who elected them.
He urged the Congress government to stop encouraging defections and uphold constitutional procedures and democratic values.
- Who
- Jangaon MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, and the Telangana Congress government.
- What
- Palla said the Supreme Court’s recent decision on party defections was a setback for the Congress government and urged constitutional action on defections.
- When
- Thursday; the article does not provide a specific date for the Supreme Court decision.
- Where
- Telangana, with references to Hanumakonda and Khairatabad.
- Why
- Palla said party switching undermines voters’ mandates, public trust, democratic principles, and constitutional procedures.
- Speaker
- Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Jangaon MLA
- Government criticized
- Congress government in Telangana
- Supreme Court development
- Palla described the recent defection decision as a setback for the Congress government
- High Court matter
- An earlier Telangana High Court verdict concerned the disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender
- Nagender’s elected party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi
- Later political affiliation
- Nagender subsequently joined the Congress
- Palla’s demand
- The government should stop encouraging defections and uphold constitutional procedures