New Delhi: Seven Congress Members of Parliament (MP) from Andhra Pradesh quit the Parliament on Friday. These MPs are upset over the decision of Telangana which was made by UPA government. These MPs have given an indication of resign the party soon.
The MPs who walk out from Parliament were A Sai Prathap (Rajampet constituency), Anantha Venkatarami Reddy (Anantapur), C V Harsha Kumar (Amalapuram-SC), Vundavalli Arun Kumar (Rajahmundry), Lagadapati Rajagopal (Vijayawada) and SPY Reddy (Nandyal). While these MPs tendered their resignations to Lok Sabha secretary general T K Vishwanathan, the lone Upper House member, KVP Ramachandra Rao, submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha secretary general Shamsher K Sheriff.
The MPs felt that the situation has still not gone out of hand and by tendering their resignations, they can force the government to hold back its decision. Some of them were also of the view that the issue could be raised effectively in Parliament by stalling its proceedings when the Monsoon Session begins from Monday.
The MPs said that three more Lok Sabha members from the state Sabbam Hari (Anakapalli), Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy (Ongole) and Rayapati Sambasiva Rao (Guntur) had also faxed their resignations. The MPs claimed that central ministers from Andhra Pradesh would meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister tomorrow and then tender their resignations.
They said they had sought an appointment with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as per norms that the Speaker, who has to accept their resignations, has to be satisfied that they had taken the step on their own free will and not under duress. The resignations came a day after Congress Union ministers and some MPs from Andhra Pradesh held a meeting at the residence of KVP Ramachandra Rao late last night.
The Union Ministers are understood to have counseled the MPs not to resign saying that after the Congress high-command’s decision on Telangana formation; it would focus on Andhra’s future development in the meeting.
Bureau Report
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