Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday challenged Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to prove his commitment to electoral democracy by making ten defected BRS legislators resign and seek a fresh mandate.
The challenge followed Gandhi’s statement in Parliament, where he held up a copy of the Constitution and declared that “India’s election system is dead.” KTR said Gandhi’s silence on large-scale defections in Telangana exposed a gap between rhetoric and action. He alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy engineered the defections with the knowledge of the Congress high command.
Rahul Gandhi waves a copy of the Constitution and declares that “India’s election system is dead.”!!
Irony dies a million deaths. His own INC colleague CM Revanth Reddy, right under his nose, poached 10 BRS MLAs. Even after a rap from the Supreme Court, the Congress party… pic.twitter.com/QiGiflj9fj
— KTR (@KTRBRS) August 3, 2025
Rama Rao noted that despite a reprimand from the Supreme Court, Congress had not initiated disciplinary action. He accused the party of violating its own manifesto promise to enforce a strict anti-defection law.
In a direct message, KTR dares Rahul Gandhi to act. “If you truly believe in democracy, make them resign and contest again. Are you ready to practice what you preach, @RahulGandhi?” he asked.