In Hyderabad, Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar plans to kick off a key hearing on Monday. He will review four disqualification petitions that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) filed against MLAs who switched sides. These defected lawmakers left BRS to join the ruling Congress party.
The Speaker made this call after looking over arguments from all 10 defected BRS MLAs. The process follows the rules of the Constitution’s Tenth Schedule, which deals with party defections in Indian politics. This marks the first time the Telangana Assembly has seen the Speaker handle such a hearing firsthand.
The schedule, set by Legislature Secretary V. Narasimha Charyulu, includes cross-examinations between the lawyers. Hearings will run on September 29 and October 1, both from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The four MLAs in the spotlight are T. Prakash Goud from Rajendranagar, Kale Yadaiah from Chevella, Gudem Mahipal Reddy from Patancheru, and Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy from Jogulamba Gadwal.
On September 29, BRS MLA Kalvakuntla Sanjay faces questions from Goud’s lawyer. Chinta Prabhakar gets grilled by lawyers for Yadaiah and Mahipal Reddy. Palla Rajeshwar Reddy deals with questions from Krishna Mohan Reddy’s team.
Things flip on October 1: Goud’s lawyer questions Sanjay, Prabhakar’s team probes Yadaiah and Mahipal Reddy, and Rajeshwar Reddy’s lawyer takes on Krishna Mohan Reddy.
This drama stems from petitions BRS leaders submitted to disqualify the 10 MLAs who jumped to Congress after the November 2023 elections. Frustrated by delays, BRS turned to the Supreme Court. On July 31, the court ordered the Assembly to wrap up the cases within three months, putting real pressure on Telangana’s political scene.
To keep things orderly during these disqualification hearings, the Legislature Secretary has rolled out strict rules in the Assembly premises from September 29 to October 6. No visitors get in without proper permission. Media stays out entirely—no entry for journalists, and no press briefings at usual spots or inside the building.
Former MLCs, MLAs, and MPs can’t enter at all. Current MLCs and MLAs can only reach their party offices. Participants in the hearings, including petitioners, respondents, and their lawyers, must leave mobile phones behind. Anyone caught recording or snapping photos risks losing their device, and the lawyer involved could get barred from the proceedings.
This high-stakes Telangana politics showdown could reshape alliances in the state legislature as the hearings unfold.
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