The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday urged lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to hold an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of special category status to Andhra Pradesh, after proceedings in the House remained paralysed for the 14th day.
The party also alleged that the protests by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and AIADMK in the two Houses were “planted”.
“We are sad over the manner in which both the houses are conducted,” TDP’s Rajya Sabha MP Y S Chowdary said on Thursday after the lok Sabha could not take up for the fourth day the no-confidence motion notices given by his party against the Government over the special status issue.
The TDP withdrew its Ministers from the Central Government and later walked out of the NDA alleging that the Centre had failed to fulfil its “promise” of special category status to Andhra.
“Our party floor leader met the lS Speaker today and suggested various avenues, but have not received any positive response.
“Though our party does not want suspensions, the Speaker has the option to suspend those MPs who are protesting in the Well,” Chowdary said, alleging that protests inside Parliament by TRS and AIADMK “were planted to ensure no-confidence motion (notice) is not accepted”.
“We have also requested to hold an all-party meeting to seek opinions of all MPs,” he said and mentioned the way the government has pushed some bills amid the din.