Stalemate continues over Telangana bill in Andhra assembly

Stalemate continues over Telangana bill in Andhra assembly

Stalemate continued in Andhra Pradesh assembly Tuesday as legislators from Telangana stalled the proceedings demanding the speaker to reject a notice given by the chief minister for rejecting Telangana bill. Speaker N. Manohar adjourned the house for an hour, minutes after it assembled for the day as legislators from Telangana surrounded the podium to press […]

Digvijaya Singh ready to appear before Andhra assembly

Digvijaya Singh ready to appear before Andhra assembly

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Friday denied that he said there will be no voting on Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill, 2013, in the state assembly. He told reporters in the national capital that if he was summoned by the state assembly for alleged breach of privilege, he was ready to appear before the assembly and […]

YSR Congress’s 15 members suspended from Andhra assembly

YSR Congress’s 15 members suspended from Andhra assembly

The YSR Congress Party’s (YSRCP) 15 legislators were Thursday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh state assembly for a day for stalling the house as they opposed the proposed bifurcation of the state. Speaker N. Manohar suspended the legislators after Minister for Legislative Affairs S. Sailajanath moved a motion for their suspension. YSRCP lawmakers surrounded the […]

Deadlock continues over Telangana bill in Andhra assembly

Deadlock continues over Telangana bill in Andhra assembly

The logjam in the Andhra Pradesh assembly over the debate on the bill for formation of separate Telangana state continued Monday with the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) failing to resolve it. For the third consecutive day, the house was adjourned without any debate on the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 sent by President Pranab Mukherjee […]