Hyderabad: The decision of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Kiran Kumar Reddy for the rejection of Telangana Bill had arisen a question mark on the fate of Telangana.
It has been expected that the Speaker of Assembly N Manohar to take a call on the resolution which has been moved by CM of state two days before. Meanwhile the MLAs of Semandhra and Telangana had disrupted the proceeding of assembly by today.
In an abrupt move that stumped the Congress strategists, Reddy had on Saturday invoked Rule 77 while forwarding a resolution stating, “The assembly resolves to request the President not to recommend the AP (Reoganisation) Bill for introduction in Parliament as it seeks to bifurcate the state without any reason/basis.”
If the Speaker allows Reddy, who heads the Congress government in the state, to move the resolution, it could get the assembly’s nod as the number of Seemandhra MLAs opposed to bifurcation of the state is more than those in favour of the state’s division. This could rob the Centre of its moral ground to push the bill in Parliament when it resumes its proceedings on February 5, and could embolden the BJP to withhold its support.
Notify that state assembly has time till Thursday to return the Bill to President Pranab Mukherjee.
Bureau Report
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