Hyderabad, Oct. 4 -- Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Saturday concluded the in-camera cross-examinations of two key MLAs Gudem Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru) and Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy (Jogulamba Gadwal), who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to the ruling Congress, as part of the ongoing anti-defection probe.
The MLAs faced intense questioning from advocates representing the petitioners inside the Speaker's chambers.
The hearings proceeded under strict confidentiality, as mandated by the Supreme Court, which treats the Speaker as a quasi-judicial authority with a three-month deadline for a verdict by October 30.
During the hearings, the two MLAs denied any defection, insisting that their meetings with Cong...