HYDERABAD: Former MLA from Gadwal and BJP national vice-president DK Aruna on Friday urged Telangana Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy to recognize her as the winner from Gadwal constituency in the 2018 elections after the High Court recently ruled her as the winner in the poll.
Aruna, accompanied by BJP MLA M Raghunandan Rao, and former MLC N Ramchander Rao, went to the state legislature to hand over a copy of the High Court’s order and a letter requesting the Speaker to recognize her as the MLA from Gadwal. However, since the Speaker was not available, and neither was the Legislature secretary, she handed over the documents to the joint secretary.
Later, she told reporters that in a democracy, the state should take the responsibility of acting on court orders. Not respecting court orders is insulting the court and the justice system, she said.
Raghunandan Rao said if the Speaker does not take action in the next couple of days, the party will approach the Election Commission of India seeking a declaration that Aruna is the winner in the last election from Gadwal. “We have already emailed the HC order copy to the ECI and if no action is taken here, then will meet ECI officials in Delhi on Monday. It is unfortunate that the Speaker has also not implemented the court orders relating to the declaration of Jalagam Venkat Rao as the winner from the Kothagudem constituency,” he said.
