Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- In the wake of 10 BRS MLAs defecting to the ruling Congress in Telangana, BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) today questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi what answer he has for the brazen "MLA theft" carried out by his own party in Telangana.
It may be mentioned here that out of 10 BRS MLAs, who defected to the ruling Congress, 8 MLAs, who are facing charges of defecting to the Congress, have recently responded to the Speaker's notices stating that they were still in the BRS party and have not joined the Congress as alleged.
In a statement here, KTR asserted that if stealing votes is a crime, then stealing people's elected representatives is a far bigger crime, amounting to daylight murder of democracy.
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