Opposition boycotts Talasani in TS Council
Hyderabad, March 10 (INN): The Congress and TDP have decided to boycott Commercial Taxes Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav in the Telangana State Legislative Council.
TDP MLC A Narsa Reddy strongly objected when Talasani was on his feet to reply to a question related to his department during Question Hour on Tuesday. He said Talasani has become a minister in the State Cabinet without giving resignation as the TDP MLA. He was immediately joined by Congress MLCs. Legislative Affairs Minister tried to intervene and said that the issue of Talasani's membership was not related to the council. Council Chairman Swamy Goud tried to pacify the agitating members and said that the decision on Talasani was pending with Assembly Speaker S Madhusudan Chary.
However, the Congress members intensified their protest. Speaking on the issue, Deputy CLP leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir said that Talasani's continuance as minister in TRS Government was illegal as he did not resign from his post as TDP MLA. Therefore, the Congress party would boycott the proceedings whenever Talasani speaks in the House, he said and walked out of the House along with other Congress MLCs. The TDP MLCs too walked out of the House.
Responding to the reaction by the opposition parties, Harish Rao said the Congress and TDP leaders should do introspection before accusing TRS of encouraging defections. He alleged that as a minister in the cabinet of then Chief Minister Dr YS Rajashekara Reddy, Shabbir Ali was instrumental in encouraging defection of 16 TRS MLAs to Congress party. He said there were several examples of TDP, while in power, luring leaders of opposition parties.
News Posted: 10 March, 2015
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