KTR hits back at Rahul Gandhi, calls defections ‘murder of democracy’The BRS working president countered Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” remarks, accusing the Congress of hypocrisy over MLAs defecting to its side. He challenged Rahul Gandhi to prove his morale by making the defected BRS MLAs resign and seek a re-election on Congress ticket. He demanded that Rahul Gandhi ask these MLAs to resign and contest fresh bypolls, without which the Congress leader had no moral right to speak about democracy or vote theft. Pointing to the defection of 10 BRS MLAs to the ruling Congress, the BRS working president said the Congress lured them with power and money. Rama Rao accused Rahul Gandhi of double standards, stating that the Congress leader preaches constitutional values in Delhi, while mocking them in Telangana.