MP Asked EC To Suspend Baalyya As MLA
Balayya has been landed in unexpected controversy for participating in GHMC election. Its known that the Hindupuram MLA casted his vote for GHMC elections in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Congress leader and Former Karimanagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar took strong objection to Balakrishna casting his vote. Ponnam complained against Balayya for voting in GHMC being a MLA from other star. Ponnam demanded that the actor turned turned politician should be disqualified from Assembly as he was not a voter from the state.
Ponnam speaking to media said that according to section 5(C) of Representation of people Act 1951 states that a politician should have vote right in particular state to compete in the elections.As Balayya is not having vote in Andhra he should be suspended from AP assembly; Observed the Ex-MP. He said he lodged a complaint with Election commission regarding the same.
'Nandamuri Balakrishna is an MLA from Andhra Pradesh assembly. Still he cast his vote in a polling both from Jubilee Hills area. As per rule, he is not supposed to do this. After the division of the state, he has forfeited his voting right in Telangana, as he is the member of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. As per 'the representation of the public act', Balakrishna had violated the provisions of representation of people act. He should be disqualified from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly'' Said Ponnam.
Surprisngly just few months ago the same leader shocked the political sets of both the Telugu states by demanding actor Balakrishna be made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Ponnam adressing media on issue of the controversial renaming of domestic terminal of Shamsabad airport after NT Rama Rao said that if Chandrababu respects late NTR he should replace himse with Balayya as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
News Posted: 4 February, 2016
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