Rahul Gandhi does Oscar-level acting on protecting Constitution: BRS leader K T Rama Rao
Congress, BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi saying he does "Oscar-level acting on protecting the Constitution". K T Rama Rao (KTR) also said the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is gearing up for a legal battle against its defecting members and announced plans to file a petition in the Supreme Court.
The move comes in response to a recent wave of defections that saw seven MLAs, six MLCs and one Rajya Sabha MP switch allegiance to the Congress party.
«We will meet all those who are custodians of the Constitution,» KTR, who is the son of BRS chief and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, told reporters on Tuesday.
He outlined the party's intention to approach the Election Commission, President, Rajya Sabha Chairperson and Lok Sabha Speaker.
The BRS leader did not mince words in his criticism of the Congress, accusing the party of violating constitutional principles despite promising to amend the 10th Schedule to curb defections in the 2023 polls.
«On one side, Rahul Gandhi is flaunting a copy of the Constitution, while on the other his party is disgracing it. He does Oscar-level acting on protecting the Constitution. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds,» KTR remarked.
He also urged «all victims of the BJP and the Congress to come together to fight against defection».
KTR revealed that a petition against the defected BRS members is already pending in the Telangana High Court. He noted that according to a 2020 Supreme
