Kishan Reddy welcomes SC verdict upholding Danam Nagender's disqualification

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Sep 24 (UNI) union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's dismissal of former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender's petition and its upholding of the Telangana High Court verdict disqualifying him from the Assembly. The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court's order and the Khairatabad seat has fallen vacant. In a statement, Reddy said the verdict should serve as a lesson on political defections and alleged that both the Congress and BRS had encouraged defections after coming to power. He said criticism of defections while in opposition, followed by encouraging the same…