Hyderabad: Allotment of two rooms held by the Telangana Telugu Desam Legislature Party in the state Assembly premises to two TRS chairpersons by Speaker S. Madhusudhana Chary has kicked up a row.
TD legislature Party took exception to the allotment of Rooms 107 and 110 to the assembly's women and child welfare committee chairperson Rekha Naik and minority welfare committee chairman Shakeel Ahmed. Telangana TD working president A. Revanth Reddy took objection to the Speaker's action.
“This is a high-handed action. There was neither an intimation nor prior notice to T-TDLP over this action. TD will fight the issue and take legal action if needed,” Mr Revanth Reddy said.
“The TRS government is adopting a vindictive attitude towards T-TD. Is it the Assembly Speaker's office or the TRS office? KCR is deriving some sadistic pleasure by harassing TD legislators. All sections of the people are unhappy but KCR is playing the local sentiment card and instigating people on various issues. The Congress and the BJP are supporting us on this issue,” he said.
Mr Revanth Reddy and Sandra Venkata Veeraiah MLA brought the issue to the notice of the CLP leader K. Jana Reddy, Telangana BJP president Dr K. Laxm-an, BJLP leader G. Kishan Reddy and TPCC president Uttam Kumar Reddy.
“The Speaker is not following procedures. Congress and BJP leaders promised to take up the issue with the Speaker and write letters to him. In the past, the Lok Satta party that had only one MLA was allotted a room. In Parliament, when we had 36 MPs, we got a bigger room. Though we have five MPs now, we still hold that room,” he added.
Telugu Desam that had 15 MLAs is now left with 3 MLAs following defection of 12 legislators to the TRS.
