HC's Notice To Speaker, 7 MLAs In Defection Case
The court directed the Speaker and seven defecting BRS MLAs to file counter affidavits with a detailed explanation on their defection.
Hyderabad | 25th March 2026
The issue of the BRS MLAs defecting to the Congress is becoming a raging affair in Telangana's politics.
In the latest hearing held today on the appeal by the BRS against the Speaker's decision giving a clean chit to all the 10 defecting MLAs (the Speaker ruled that they had not switched parties), the High Court issued notices to the Speaker and seven MLAs.
In particular, after considering the complaints against Danam Nagender, Arikapudi Gandhi, Kale Yadayah, Prakash Goud, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy and Tellam Venkatarao, the court directed them to file counter-affidavits with a detailed explanation on the matter.
The High Court's intervention is causing considerable uproar in political circles across the State. The next developments will depend on the response from the Speaker's office and the counter affidavits filed by the MLAs.
The court has adjourned the case to April 16, and the political buzz is expected to continue until then.
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