Overview
- Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar issued notices to Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender to appear or respond by November 23 on disqualification petitions filed by the BRS.
- Srihari met the Speaker, sought more time to reply, said he is consulting legal advisers and supporters, and stated he will abide by the decision.
- Addressing talks of a bypoll, Srihari declined to discuss resignation and said he would contest again if a by-election becomes necessary.
- Nagender has not publicly responded to the notice and, according to reports, has held direct talks with the AICC, including a meeting with Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.
- The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to the Speaker on November 17 for delays, with the court told that four pleas have completed hearings and evidence recording has concluded in three cases.