Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president KT Rama Rao on Friday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a promise he made during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections 'Nyay Patra' about 'defection' of BRS MPs switching parties.
KTR's remark comes after BRS MP Keshava Rao resigned as MP from the Rajya Sabha, a day after joining the Congress party.
While KTR welcomed Keshava Rao's decision to resign after joining the Congress party, the BRS leader wondered, “What about the BRS MLA who defected and contested Lok Sabha on the Congress ticket? And what about half a dozen other BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress?”
KTR tagged Rahul Gandhi in a post on X and also asked the Congress leader whether this is the way he is going to uphold the Constitution.
“If you cannot make BRS MLAs resign, how can Nation trust that you have committed to Schedule 10 amendment as per Congress manifesto? Yeh Kaisa Nyay Patra Hain?”, asked KTR.
On Thursday, K Keshava Rao, the former BRS leader, resigned from the Rajya Sabha after rejoining the Congress party.
Rao rejoined the Congress party on Wednesday in the presence of party leader Mallikarjun Kharge, former party leader Rahul Gandhi and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
“A dignified homecoming! We welcome senior leader Shri K Keshav Rao ji to the Congress party. We are confident that his vast experience in public service will strengthen the Congress party in Telangana,” Kharge said in a message on 'X' on Wednesday.
Keshava Rao is a former chief of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee. He had joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), then Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2013 and has returned to the Congress after more than a decade.
On June 24, KT Rama Rao responded to the defection of BRS MPs to the Congress by saying that the power of the people is always stronger than the people in power. The BRS has faced defections of MPs in the past.
Last year, Congress won the elections in Telangana under the leadership of Revanth Reddy.
