BRS and Congress Clash Over Speaker's Verdict

“The Congress government led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has stooped down to the level of degrading constitutional institutions for political gain.”

“In this incident, which severely undermined democratic principles, the Congress government has committed a constitutional violation, he slammed.”

“The Speaker’s judgment now reflects the Chief Minister’s words from that time. People are laughing at the Speaker’s verdict. The MLAs, who defected, openly campaigned for the Congress party-backed sarpanch candidates. The BRS party will not remain silent. It will pursue a legal battle.”

“Even after the Supreme Court made strong remarks, a proper judgment was not delivered. The judgment was given only regarding five individuals. When asked about the remaining five, no proper answer was given. The Supreme Court said that action should be taken if the proceedings are prolonged. Despite notices being issued to Kadiam Srihari and Danam Nagender, they did not respond. They should be disqualified. When we asked for a copy of the judgment, it was not given to us. We were told it would be uploaded soon. An attempt is being made to mislead the court by superficially claiming that a judgment has been delivered. They must explain the grounds on which the petition was dismissed. With what face will the MLAs who joined the Congress party go before the people? If Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has the courage, he should make 10 MLAs resign and face the by-elections. Today’s Speaker’s decision is the result of the BRS party’s struggle. We will definitely approach the High Court and wage a legal battle.”

“The judgment had already been decided at the Jubilee Hills Palace, and the order copy came from there. Our defected MLAs claimed they were sitting next to Congress members because the treasury benches were closer to the toilet. The Speaker delivered a unilateral verdict without considering our arguments. The Speaker’s conduct is against the Constitution. We will study the judgment copy and approach the High Court.”

“We strongly condemn the BRS MLAs for making personal attacks against the Speaker. It is surprising that the BRS party is speaking about defections. Have they forgotten bringing TDP MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav into the Cabinet? Have they forgotten including Congress MLA Sabitha Indra Reddy in the Cabinet? Have they also forgotten that the BRS absorbed 39 opposition MLAs into its ranks over the last 10 years? During the past decade, even when the opposition complained about defections, the Speakers did not take any action.”