Speaker reserves verdict on disqualification petition against Srihari; Danam Nagender seeks time to appear for final hearing

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Decision connected the pending disqualification petition against BRS MLA Danam Nagender is apt to instrumentality immoderate much clip arsenic the Khairatabad legislator sought clip to look for the last proceeding being conducted by the Tribunal headed by Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar.

Mr. Prasad Kumar, who summoned Mr. Nagender and different MLA Kadiyam Srihari connected Thursday to perceive petitions filed against them for allegedly switching royalties to the ruling party, reserved his ruling aft conducting the proceeding against Mr. Srihari. The Speaker, acting arsenic the president of the Tribunal constituted nether the X Schedule, Anti-Defection Law, heard the mentation of advocates who appeared connected behalf of Mr. Srihari.

The proceeding follows the written mentation submitted by BRS legislator Padi Kaushik Reddy. Mr. Reddy attached the Supreme Court directive asking the Speaker to implicit the hearings soon.

Mr. Prasad Kumar earlier dismissed the petitions filed against 8 different BRS MLAs who allegedly defected to the ruling Congress connected the crushed that the petitioners could not taxable proofs to substantiate their charges. But his verdict successful respect of Mr. Nagender and Mr. Srihari assumes value arsenic the erstwhile contested the Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad connected the Congress summons contempt being a BRS legislator. The BRS enactment submitted grounds of, what it said, the extended run by Mr. Srihari connected behalf of his girl Kadiyam Kavya who successfully contested from Warangal Lok Sabha spot arsenic Congress nominee.

Given the “convincing” proofs submitted to the Tribunal, the BRS enactment is milling to instrumentality ineligible recourse successful the lawsuit of the verdict coming successful favour of the “defected MLAs”.

Published - March 05, 2026 08:36 p.m. IST

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