Telangana State Member of Parliaments not keen to spend on Andhra Pradesh
8 Oct 2014 6:55 AM IST
The four Telangana MPs, allotted to AP, do not want to spend the money in that state
Hyderabad: Ministry officials as well as Parliament officials have been pressuring the Rajya Sabha MPs from AP and Telangana to choose their nodal district in the state so that the money
can be sent to the respective district collectors who are the nodal officer.
However, the four Telangana MPs, who were allotted to AP, do not want to spend the money in that state. Neither does Mr Ramachandra Rao want to spend the funds in Telangana.
These MPs also have not chosen a municipal corporation/local body to be ex-officio members. This peculiar problem will be settled once these six MPs serve out their term.
“We have represented the matter to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Prakash Javadekar. MPLADS funds should be spent in Telangana since I belong there. They promised to bring a Constitutional amendment in the Winter Session of Parliament. If that comes through our problem will be solved, otherwise there is no solution to this,” M.A. Khan told this newspaper.
Ms Chowdary said, “We did not visualise such a situation at the time of passage of the Bifurcation Bill, when all officials and employees are being divided among the two states. Why cannot they bring a small amendment for us? I hope it will be done, otherwise we will approach the courts.”
Mr Ramachandra Rao said, “It is quite funny that I get invites from Telangana and don’t get any from my own state, AP. I want to spend my MPLADS funds in AP, but rules say I have to spend it in Telangana.”
( Source : dc correspondent )
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