Hyderabad: Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday said action against political defections should have been taken much earlier, arguing that delayed intervention had weakened democratic norms and allowed elected representatives to switch parties without consequences.Reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision, Chamala said the Congress respected the verdict, but maintained that similar action should have been taken in earlier instances of defections.He recalled that no action was taken when several Congress MLAs joined the then ruling BRS and alleged that former opposition leader Bhatti Vikramarka was not accorded due protocol during that period.Chamala also raised questions over the status of MPs who were elected on one party’s ticket but later shifted allegiance to another political formation.On the likelihood of a by-election in Khairatabad following Danam’s disqualification, Chamala said the Congress was ready for the electoral contest and expressed confidence about the party’s prospects. verdict.
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