YSRCP stages walkout from Assembly

The Ysr Congress Party on Friday staged a walkout from the State Legislative Assembly in protest against the decline of their demand for a resolution in the House to keep the State united.

As soon as the House met at 9 AM on Friday, the YSRCP members trooped into the well stalling the proceedings. YSRCP floor leader YS Vijaya Lakshmi also gave a notice for adjournment motion seeking the resolution on Samaikhyandhra. However, Speaker Nadendla Manohar disallowed the adjournment motion. When asked by the Speaker, the YSRCP members said that there was no clarity on the State Reorganisation Bill and hence, it could not be discussed. The Speaker said that how could only YSRCP object to the discussion while all other parties were participating in the same.

Following uproad, the Speaker adjourned the House for half-an-hour.

Similar noisy scenes were witnessed when the House re-assembled at about 10.32 AM. Amid slogan shouting by the YSRCP MLAs, the Speaker allowed Vijay Lakshmi to speak on the subject.

Vijaya Lakshmi accused the Centre of misusing the Article 3 to divide the State. She said that the Centre did not take the sentiments of people of both the regions into consideration while taking the decision on statehood issue. She described the move as "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional". She also expressed regret that the State Government was not willing the pass the resolution to keep the State united. In protest, she said that the YSRCP was staging a walk out from the House.

The YSRCP members also gave a copy of memorandum to Assembly Secretary S Raja Sadaram before coming out of the House while shouting Jai Samaikhyandhra slogans. The TRS members countered them by shouting "Jai Telangana" slogans.