Suspended Telangana TDP MlAs to meet Prez

Members of Opposition Telugu Desam Party in Telangana Assembly, suspended for the entire duration of the Budget Session, have decided to take their case to the national level.

Delegation of 11 suspended MlAs, who were suspended from the Assembly after their unruly behavior during the address of the Governor and showing disrespect to the National Anthem will be visiting New Delhi on Monday to meet President Pranab Mukherji to demand action against the “autocratic and undemocratic” style of functioning of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

TDP members on Friday visited Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to  Governor ESl Narasimhan with the same demand. later speaking to the media, TDlP leader E Dayakar Rao alleged that Speaker Madhusudhana Chary was behaving like a puppet in the hands of the Chief Minister and was playing the role of a ruling party leader. They alleged that instead of acting an unbiased manner, the Speaker was going by the directions of the Government.

He appealed to the other Opposition parties to extend their support to their cause. He also demanded that three TDP MlAs who defected to TRS Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Teegala Krishna Reddy and Ch Padma Reddy should be disqualified.

Meanwhile, one of the suspended TDP MlAs Revanth Reddy was involved in a verbal duel with the Chief Marshal and police officials when he tried to enter the Assembly building. Officials informed him that they had instructions from the Speaker not to allow the suspended members to  the Assembly building.