VIJAYAWADA: The Monsoon Session of the AP Legislative Assembly commenced on Thursday. As expected, the YSRCP abstained from the House. MLAs of the ruling TDP went to the Assembly after garlanding the statue of party founder NT Rama Rao at Venkatapalem.
After the completion of the Question Hour, the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, held under the leadership of Assembly Speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu, decided to continue the Session till September 27 with eight working days. Sources say that though it was initially decided to conduct the House till September 30 with 10 working days, later it was changed to hold the Session till September 27.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Legislative Affairs Minister Payyavula Keshav and Chief Whip GV Anjaneyulu from the TDP, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar from the JSP and P Vishnu Kumar Raju from the BJP, attended the BAC meeting and fixed the agenda of the Assembly for the current Session.
It is learnt that a short time discussion will be held on water resources, law and order, medical and health, industries, ‘Super Six’, Quantum, Logistics and other issues during the Session.
The House will be functioning from 10 am to 5 pm. Assembly will have a two-day holiday on September 20 and 21.
Chief Minister Naidu instructed the Ministers to be present in the House during the Question Hour and Zero Hour.
He emphasised that the Assembly is a ‘temple of democracy’ meant to serve the State’s five crore citizens, not just its 175 MLAs. He called upon new MLAs to spend more time in the Assembly and urged the ministers and officials to actively participate in discussions to shape policies that benefit future generations.