Hyderabad, September 20 INN: The State Legislative Assembly failed to carry out any regular business for the third consecutive day on Thursday.
As soon as the House met, members of all opposition parties gave separate adjournment motions seeking discussion on different issues. They include M Narasimhulu (TDP), Shobha Nagi Reddy (YSRCP), Etala Rajender (TRS), Akbaruddin Owaisi (MIM), E Lakshminarayana (BJP), G Mallesh (CPI) and M Ranga Reddy (CPM). These MLAs wanted the House to discuss the hike in diesel prices, Telangana resolution and Sub-plan for Minorities. However, Speaker Nadendla Manohar disallowed all the adjournment motions.
Following rejection of adjournment motions, the members of opposition parties gheraod the Speaker's podium and started shouting slogans. Following uproar, the Speaker adjourned the House till 10 am. Similarly scenes continued when the House re-assembled. However, Municipal Administration Minister M Maheedhar Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha introduced three bills for amendments into the AP Municipal Corporation Act, Education Act and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act. With the opposition members ignoring the Speaker's appeals for restoration of order, the House was adjourned again till 11 am.
After the House reassembled, the Speaker made two announcements of meetings to be held in connection with the World Telugu Conference and Area Development. However, a few minutes later the House was adjourned again till 12 noon due to continuous uproar. Similar scenes recurred when the House met again and amid the din, Deputy Speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who was on the chair, adjourned the House till Friday.
- INN
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