"In the 2023 elections, we won 39 seats, but after the passage of one MLA, we were left with 38. Since then, the Congress has inducted seven of our MLAs," the BRS working president said.
Taking aim at LoP Rahul Gandhi, KTR said: "The same person who frequently shows the Constitution while delivering big speeches in Parliament; the same person who announced in his party's Nyay Patra that if any MLA/MP changes party, he will be disqualified." automatically when you modify it. “The 10th schedule of the Constitution, the same person is disrespecting the Constitution today by taking our MLAs.”
He added, "That is why we have come to Delhi, to explore all legal, political and constitutional methods to expose the Congress and the BJP. We will raise this issue in Rajya Sabha and take it to the Supreme Court."
"Further, we will meet the constitutional custodian, the President of India and other constitutional bodies, including the Election Commission of India, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Speaker, and ask them to deliver justice," he told IANS.
Referring to past incidents, KTR said, "When Congress MLA Shyamkumar joined the BJP and became minister in Manipur in 2020, the Congress party fought against him. The then Congress state president Chandrashekhar went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that three months are sufficient for the President to decide on disqualification."
He said that if the Speaker does not act on the matter within three months, then they will definitely approach the Supreme Court to seek justice.
Accusing LoP Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy, KTR said, “he gives speeches in Parliament showing the Constitution while encouraging defection among BRS MLAs.
“Rahul Gandhi deserves an Oscar for that. "The person who talks about amending the 10th Schedule of the Constitution and makes three defectors sit on stage definitely deserves an Oscar."
Taking aim at LoP Rahul Gandhi, KTR said: "The same person who frequently shows the Constitution while delivering big speeches in Parliament; the same person who announced in his party's Nyay Patra that if any MLA/MP changes party, he will be disqualified." automatically when you modify it. “The 10th schedule of the Constitution, the same person is disrespecting the Constitution today by taking our MLAs.”
He added, "That is why we have come to Delhi, to explore all legal, political and constitutional methods to expose the Congress and the BJP. We will raise this issue in Rajya Sabha and take it to the Supreme Court."
"Further, we will meet the constitutional custodian, the President of India and other constitutional bodies, including the Election Commission of India, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Speaker, and ask them to deliver justice," he told IANS.
Referring to past incidents, KTR said, "When Congress MLA Shyamkumar joined the BJP and became minister in Manipur in 2020, the Congress party fought against him. The then Congress state president Chandrashekhar went to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that three months are sufficient for the President to decide on disqualification."
He said that if the Speaker does not act on the matter within three months, then they will definitely approach the Supreme Court to seek justice.
Accusing LoP Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy, KTR said, “he gives speeches in Parliament showing the Constitution while encouraging defection among BRS MLAs.
“Rahul Gandhi deserves an Oscar for that. "The person who talks about amending the 10th Schedule of the Constitution and makes three defectors sit on stage definitely deserves an Oscar."
