Overview

• Notices were issued to 10 BRS legislators accused of switching to Congress, with eight filing explanations and two seeking more time.
• The Speaker gave the BRS complainant MLAs three days to respond to the accused legislators’ explanations, with submissions due Monday.
• In their replies, the accused MLAs insisted they remain in the BRS and said photos with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reflected constituency work or were morphed.
• TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud asserted the MLAs joined Congress to protect the government and accused BRS of cozying up to the BJP to dodge a CBI probe into Kaleshwaram.
• BRS leader K. T. Rama Rao criticized Rahul Gandhi for what he called silence over “MLA chori” and demanded a response to the conflicting claims.