YSR Congress pleas to bar MLAs dismissed

“The disqualification petitions were examined under para 2(1) of the Tenth Schedule read with Article 191(2) of the Constitution of India and rule 6 of Members of AP Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on ground of defection) Rules, 1986. 

“The petitions did not comply with rules 6 and 7 of Members of AP Legislative Assembly (disqualification on ground of defection) Rules, 1986. In view of the non-compliance of rules 6 and 7, I dismiss the petitions since they are void ab initio (having no validity),” Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao announced at a press conference here on Saturday afternoon.

While one petition was filed by the then YSRC whip N Amarnath Reddy against 11 MLAs, the second was submitted by MLA Md Mustafa Sheikh against two others. 

Interestingly, YSRC whip Amarnath Reddy, who filed the first petition against the defectors, became the 20th legislator to cross over on June 16.