HYDERABAD: The first day of the Budget session of Telangana State Assembly on Saturday saw the suspension of two TTDP MLAs from the House for the remainder of the session for obstructing the Governor’s speech on Friday. Opposition parties - Congress, BJP and the Left then staged a walkout against the suspension of TDP members.
When the session commenced for the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, Legislative Affairs Minister T Harish Rao moved the resolution suspending TDP MLAs - A Revanth Reddy and Sandra Venkata Veeraiah. The resolution was adopted and the members were suspended for the remainder of the Budget session. Protesting the suspension of TDP members, the main Opposition Congress party, BJP and CPM members staged a walkout from the House.
Opposition leader K Jana Reddy demanded that the Assembly Speaker S Madhusudhana Chary review the decision. BJP MLA G Kishan Reddy said that termed the suspension as unfair. With no response from the Chair on revoking the suspension of the members, the Congress, BJP and Left parties staged a walkout for the day.
Harish Rao recalled that the Speaker requested the MLAs to maintain decorum during the Governor’s address. “The Speaker even called up those two members recently and personally made a request not to disturb Governor’s speech. Despite this, the members gave a running commentary during Governor’s speech,” Rao said.
Meanwhile, the CM talked tough against the opposition parties, alleging that they had made wild allegations. “The state government has decided to come out with a new Act. The government will bring “Prove or Perish Act” soon,’’ he said replying to the debate on motion of thanks to Governor’s address. “We will take legal action, against those who failed to substantiate their allegations. We will bring ‘Prove or Perish Act’ soon to control the wild allegations,” the CM said.