"We acknowledge that in a free and fair election, K Chandrasekhar Rao's TRS won and he got elected as Telangana Chief Minister. Whether the Government delivers or not, it is bound to uphold fundamental principles of democracy," he said, addressing a meeting of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.
The former Finance Minister was referring to the delay in taking a decision on the matter of disqualifying Opposition members who had switched loyalty to ruling TRS.
A number of MLAs, MLCs and MPs of Congress and other Opposition parties have joined TRS since 2014 polls.
Chidambaram said he was particularly perturbed by the fact that despite the TRS having a comfortable majority, it "poached" MLAs, MLCs and MPs from Opposition parties.
Also Read
"It is a sad day when an MP, MLA or MLA elected on the symbol of a party crosses over but does not resign his office. An honest politician, if he wants to cross over to another party, must resign and cross over," the Rajya Sabha MP said.
"And when people took the matter to Court...It is a matter of deep regret the Court also so far has not discharged its constitutional duty," the former Home Minister said.
"If constitutional authorities do not discharge their obligations this is a kind of mockery of Constitution. What you find in Telangana today is a mockery of Constitution."
Chidambaram said lawmakers who crossed over from Congress, TDP or other parties to TRS should resign and seek re-election. "...Let them resign and contest by-elections... people will decide."
Chidambaram questioned the Telangana Government on
implementation of its promises with regard to 2 BHK homes to the poor and 12 per cent reservation to Muslims.
"The Government must intervene to protect the poor and if those principles are absent in any system of Government... the Government is bound to fail.
"Anyone coming in Government will not remain there for forever and people are best judges," Chidambaram said and asked the Congress leaders to work for making the party stronger from grassroots level upward.