HYDERABAD: In a major development ahead of the Telangana assembly elections, BJP has lifted the suspension of MLA T Raja Singh, clearing the hurdle for announcing his candidature for the Goshamahal assembly seat.
Singh was under suspension after his controversial remarks on Prophet, as a counter to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government allowing stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui to hold a show in Hyderabad in August 2022.
The Goshamahal MLA had opposed Munawar’s performance, claiming that the comic had insulted Hindu gods.
After the suspension from the party, BRS government put him in detention and he spent nearly three months in jail.
Being the only BJP MLA elected in the 2018 elections, Raja Singh has since gone on a roller coaster ride, expressing his ire over party leaders not doing enough to revoke his suspension.
Follow live updates for assembly elections 2023 There were other contenders from the seat, Vikram Goud being one. Goud was making a strong pitch to become the saffron party candidate.
Raja Singh at one point had said he would not contest the upcoming polls if the party did not lift his suspension and announce his candidature.
Coming from the Lodha community, which has a large presence in Goshamahal assembly segment in Hyderabad’s old city, Singh was elected twice (2014, 2018) from the same seat.
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