Telangana Speaker Gaddam to deliver verdict on BRS defection pleas

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar will pronounce his verdict at around 3.30 pm on Wednesday on disqualification petitions against MLAs who defected to the Congress after being elected on the BRS symbol.

In the first phase, the Speaker will announce a decision on petitions involving MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, Prakash Goud, Gudem Mahipal Reddy and Arekapudi



Gandhi.

The move comes a day ahead of the expiry of the four-week deadline set by the Supreme Court, which has repeatedly pulled up the Speaker for inordinate delay and warned of contempt proceedings if a decision is not taken by Thursday. 

The apex court had earlier fixed a three-month deadline ending October 21, which was ignored, prompting sharp observations against the Speaker.