Hyderabad: Patancheru BRS MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy joined Congress on Monday evening, making him the tenth lawmaker to defect to Congress in recent weeks and months.
The Enforcement Directorate recently raided Gudem Mahipal Reddy, MLA from Patancheru Assembly constituency, and his brother Gudem Madhusudan Reddy in a mining scam worth Rs 300 crore. The brothers were accused of money laundering in real estate business.
MLAs who crossed over to Congress recently:
Danam Nagender – Khairatabad
Tellam Venkat Rao – Bhadrachalam’
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy – Banswada
Kale Yadaiah – Chevella
M Sanjay Kumar – Jagtial
Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy – Gadwal
Arekapudi Gandhi – Serilingampally
Prakash Goud – Rajendra Nagar
Gudem Mahipal Reddy – Patancheru
Danam Nagender, Khairatabad MLA said last week that more MLA s will join the party in the coming days.
KTR slams Congress:
BRS leader KT Rama Rao said that he was speaking to constitutional and legal experts in Delhi on the issue of defections. He also accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy and double standards for reportedly encouraging defections. He also stated that Gandhi was acting as the protector of the constitution while undermining its spirit.
The anti-defection law in some circumstances, allows legislators to change party without incurring the risk of disqualification.
The Enforcement Directorate recently raided Gudem Mahipal Reddy’s residence and his brother Gudem Madhusudan Reddy in connection to a mining scam worth Rs 300 crore. Telangana States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news
