Hyderabad: Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari welcomed the decision of Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to dismiss the disqualification petition filed against him.
Speaking to ABN-Andhra Jyothy on Wednesday, Srihari made strong remarks against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrashekar Rao.
He questioned whether moral values applied only to him and not to KCR.
Srihari demanded that KCR apologise to the people for defections that occurred during his tenure.
Kadiyam Srihari challenges KCR over defections
Srihari said he was ready to resign if KCR apologised for encouraging defections during his rule.
He asked whether KCR had not appointed defected MLAs as ministers earlier.
Srihari pointed out that former minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav was made a minister even before the Telugu Desam Party legislature party merged with BRS.
He alleged that KCR divided districts to prevent certain leaders from growing politically.
Srihari said he had opposed the division of historic Warangal into six districts.
He also accused the former chief minister of replacing him as education minister to facilitate private universities for some leaders.
Srihari said he opposed private universities and would reveal more details soon.
He clarified that he remained in the BRS but was working with the Congress government for the development of his constituency.
Srihari also said he was ready to face the issue in the Supreme Court or before the people if required.