Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha on Thursday termed the assembly speaker's ruling against the disqualification of five Bharath Rashtra Samithi MLAs as an infructuous stating that the judgement is against the constitution.
Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the state's Assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar for dismissing disqualification petitions against five defected BRS MLAs, citing his decision as "unconstitutional" and "anti-democratic."
After the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker gave a verdict on MLAs disqualification pleas by both Shiv Sena factions in favour of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde faction, the opposition went all guns blazing, with former CM Uddhav Thackeray calling the verdict the 'murder of democracy'.
Criticising the Maharashtra Speaker's verdict on MLAs disqualification pleas, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the order is a murder of democracy and is an insult to the decision of the Supreme Court.
On December 15, 2023, the Supreme Court extended till January 10 the time for the Speaker to pronounce a verdict on disqualification petitions against MLAs including Shinde.
Sunil Prabhu was cross-examined by the lawyer representing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Wednesday during the hearing of Sena MLAs' disqualification pleas.