New Delhi: Lok sabha Speaker Meira Kumar had suspended nine members of Parliament from Andhra pradesh for creating “grave disorder”. Out of these nine MPs, four members are from TDP and five from Congress. Today’s session of Lok Sabha had been rocked by Telangana issue.
This is the third instance of suspension of members in the present Lok Sabha. More than a year back, eight pro-Telangana Congress members had been suspended from the House for similar reasons.
Members of TDP were also suspended in Rajya Sabha for the day in the charge of disrupting the House on the very same issue. Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day at 2 p.m. by Deputy Speaker Karia Munda after agitating TDP members did not heed to his request to withdraw from the House forthwith and allow its smooth conduct.
Leader of TDP in Lok Sabha Nama Nageshwar Rao was seen consulting opposition leaders including Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj. Three of the four TDP members N. Kristappa, M. Venugopal Reddy and N. Sivaprasad were still in the Well despite it being adjourned for the day.
Speaker Meira Kumar suspended TDP members Kristappa, Venugopal Reddy, K N Rao and Sivaprasad and five Congress MPs A Sai Pratap, Anantha Venkatrami Reddy, N Rajagopal, Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy and K Bapi Raju at the time when the House assembled for the day, for continuously disrupting the proceedings.
Bureau Report
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