Telangana Jagruti: Speaker's Defection Ruling 'Stain on Democracy'

• Telangana Jagruti slammed Speaker Gaddam Prasad's ruling on an MLA's defection, calling it an 'indelible stain on democracy'.
• The Speaker ruled that an MLA, who won on a BRS B-form and then contested Lok Sabha as a Congress candidate, had not defected.
• Jagruti questioned how democracy can survive if the anti-defection law isn't applied in such clear cases.
• The organization stated the decision is one of the 'darkest chapters' in democracy's history.
• Jagruti urged courts to rectify biased decisions by legislative heads to maintain public respect for the democratic system.