Hearings on disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs from Monday

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Restrictions connected question of elected representatives and others volition beryllium successful unit connected the State Legislature premises for a week from Monday to October 6 successful presumption of the proceeding connected the disqualification petitions filed against a fewer BRS MLAs for allegedly shifting their loyalties to the Congress.

Speaker G. Prasad Kumar has decided to behaviour hearings connected the disqualification petitions filed by the BRS from Monday. The Speaker has allotted 1 hr each to 4 MLAs connected the archetypal time of hearings, starting with T. Prakash Goud of Rajendranagar Assembly constituency, Kale Yadaiah (Chevella), Gudem Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru) and Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy (Gadwal).

1st batch of petitions connected Oct. 1

The proceeding is being taken up by the Tribunal nether X Schedule of the Constitution and the advocates representing the MLAs volition contiguous their arguments earlier the Speaker. Hearings connected the archetypal batch of petitions volition proceed connected October 1, erstwhile determination volition beryllium transverse introspection of the MLAs successful the beingness of the Speaker. Heated arguments are apt to beryllium witnessed betwixt the advocates pressed into work by the BRS and those defending the MLAs during the transverse examination.

Names of 4 much MLAs Arekapudi Gandhi, Tellam Venkat Rao, Sanjay Kumar and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy fig successful the 2nd signifier of the hearings, the day of which is expected to beryllium communicated by the Secretariat aft the decision of the archetypal phase.

All the 8 MLAs submitted their constituent presumption of relating to the disqualification petitions to the Speaker already and arguments would mostly beryllium based connected their explanations.

Interestingly, 2 MLAs Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender are yet to taxable their explanations to Mr. Prasad Kumar and each eyes are connected the Chair’s determination relating to these 2 legislators. The legislators, defending their stances, are said to beryllium successful progressive interaction with ineligible experts to recognize the types of questions they would look earlier the Tribunal.

Restrictions

The Legislature Secretariat, successful a bulletin issued connected Sunday, said visitors including media unit would not beryllium allowed wrong the premises of the Legislature buildings. Press briefings by MLAs and others would besides not beryllium allowed wrong the Legislature, and ex-MLCs, ex-MLAs and ex-MPs would not beryllium allowed wrong the premises. Only MLAs and MLCs would beryllium permitted upto their respective legislature enactment offices.

The bulletin warned the petitioners, respondents and their advocates appearing earlier the Tribunal not to transportation their mobile phones into the tribunal hall. If anyone is recovered indulging successful signaling the proceedings and taking photos and videos, their phones oregon gadgets would beryllium confiscated and the acrophobic advocator would not beryllium allowed to look successful the proceedings.

Published - September 28, 2025 07:53 p.m. IST

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