Telangana Rashtra Samithi floor leader Etela Rajender on Wednesday alleged that the suspension of 11 TRS MLAs from the House for two days by Speaker Nadendla Manohar proved that the Assembly belonged to Seemandhra people.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, he said that although Speaker suspended 11 TRS members from the House, both ruling and opposition parties should make efforts to move a resolution on Telangana state in the House at least now. He said that the TRS would take the suspension of its MLAs before the people and exposes the ruling Congress and TDP stand on the statehood issue.
Etela asked as to why the Congress and TDP were not responding on the statehood issue despite the TRS assurance that it would cooperate with the Speaker to run the House harmoniously.
Stating that the people of region would teach a fitting lesson to both parties in the ensuing by-elections, he said Congress and TDP would be completely wiped out from the region for cheating the people on statehood.
TRS MLA Pocharam Srinivas Reddy said that Telangana people are aspiring for separate State as major injustice has been done to them in the united Andhra Pradesh. He criticized the Congress and Telangana Forum members for not opposing the suspension of TRS MLAs from the House.
Describing the Congress and Telangana Forum members as `traitors of Telangana’ , he said that the people would teach a fitting lesson to them in the upcoming by-elections.
TRS leader N Odelu warned TDP MLA Motkupalli Narasimhulu of serious consequences if he fails to stop 'malicious campaign' against TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao. (INN)
2012/2/22 3:28:29 Eleven MLAs of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) were suspended from the State Legislative Assembly for two days for disrupting the proceedings of the House here on Wednesday.
As soon as the House met on Wednesday at 9 am, Telugu Desam Party gave an adjournment seeking discussions on liquor scam. The TRS and BJP wanted the House to introduce Telangana resolution. While the MIM wanted debate on issuing of job notifications in Urdu language, the CPI stressed for discussion on drought situation and CPM wanted the regularization of IKP employees.
However, Speaker Nadendla Manohar's decision to disallow all the adjournment motions led to pandemonium and furore. The Speaker then adjourned the House for half-an-hour.
Similar scenes were witnessed when the House re-assembled at 11.30 am. The TRS members rushed to Speaker's podium demanding Telangana resolution. Having failed to convince the TRS members to resume their seats, the Speaker asked Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasad to move the resolution for suspension of 11 TRS MLAs for two days. Despite suspension, the TRS MLAs refused to leave the House and were evicted by the marshals.
Later, the BJP and CPI MLAs staged out a walk-out in protest against the suspension of TRS members. (INN)
Speaker Suresh Reddy announced that the resignations of the TRS MLAs have been accepted. The MLAs had put in their papers on March 4. But the Speaker asked them to reconsider their decision and gave them two days time.
But the MLAs stuck to their guns and stated that there was no question of reconsideration. The Speaker has now announced that he was accepting their resignations. With this, the TERs MPs and MLAs are no longer the members of the respective houses.
2012/2/17 2:04:11 Telangana Rashtra Samithi Deputy Floor Leader T Harish Rao on Friday condemned Speaker Nadendla Manohar’s action of suspending 12 TRS MLAs from the Assembly, who demanded that the government move a resolution on Telangana state in the House.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, Harish Rao said that the government instead of responding to Telangana MLAs' demand, it forced the Speaker to suspend the TRS MLAs from the House and violated all democratic rights of elected representatives. “Before hanging a person, the jail officials will ask for last wish of a person. But the Speaker suspended the MLAs without giving a chance for them to explain their position,” he said.
Harish also condemned the silence of Congress MLAs and Ministers when the Speaker was suspending the TRS MLAs from the House. He said that the TRS MLAs are asking the government to make its stand clear on Telangana and when it would move a resolution. Warning the government of serious consequences if it failed to move resolution, he said the people of region would teach a fitting lesson to MLAs and Ministers for betraying the interests and aspirations of people.
The TRS leaders accused the TDP Telangana Forum MLAs of match fixing with the Congress for not attending the Question Hour on Friday.
Condemning the Speaker’s "unilateral action", another TRS MLA Pocharam Srinivas described it as `Black Day’ in the history of assembly session. Terming it as unfortunate, he criticized Minister D Sridhar Babu, who hailed from Telangana region, for moving a resolution of suspending TRS MLAs from the House.
He warned the government of serious consequences if it failed to move a resolution in on-going assembly session. (INN)
The acting speaker Nadendla Manohar has suspended the five MLAs who created a ruckus in the assembly yesterday and obstructed the Governor from making his speech.
The five MLAs, Revanth Reddy, Mahendar Reddy and the TRS MLAs Harish Rao, Kaveti Sammaiah and Vidyasagar Rao have bee upended for one week.
Relief to MLAs, Speaker rejects resignation letters
2011/11/28 17:15:03 Speaker Nadendla Manohar breathes new life into MLAs political lives. He has rejected all the resignation letters of 64 MLAs submitted to him on Telangana cause. He stated the resignations were submitted in an emotional outburst, hence they can't be taken into consideration. The MLAs, who were in high tense all these days fearing approval of their resignation letters by speaker have a sigh of relief, with Speaker's decision.
However, he has approved 4 resignation letters of Jogu Ramanna, Rajayya, Gampa Govardhan and Jupalli Krishna Rao as they have left their parties.
2012/2/22 2:43:19 Protesting the suspension of 11 Telangana Rashtra samithi MLAs from the assembly for pressing for a resolution on Telangana state, the Communist Party of India and Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday staged a walk out from the House.
Later, talking to media persons at Assembly media point, BJP Floor Leader E Lakshminarayana condemned the ruling Congress party, opposition TDP and Speaker Nadendla Manohar for suspending TRS members from the House. Instead of taking steps to introduce Telangana resolution, Lakshminarayana said that the government was dishonouring the promise given to the people of region.
He also came down on the government for not taking action on withdrawing police cases against students and activists, who participated in the statehood agitation.
CPI MLA Sambasivarao also accused the ruling Congress party of cheating the people of region after allying with it in 2004 election on the Telangana issue.
Suspecting the commitment of government, he asked it to explain its position on the Telangana statehood demand in the House. (INN)
2011/8/30 11:40:31 Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Tuesday served notices on Telugu Desam Party MLA Bala Nagi Reddy and Congress MLA Srikanth Reddy asking them to appear before him on September 3 at 4 pm to air their views on resignations that they submitted. They are among 26 MLAs who have resigned in support of YSR Congress party president Jaganmohan Reddy, who is presently facing a CBI probe for allegedly having disproportionate assets.
Assembly Secretary Raja Sadaram served notices on both MLAs asking them to appear before the Speaker. According to sources in the Speaker's office, with regard to those MLAs facing disqualification charges, the Speaker will give them the option of submitting their resignation in lieu of initiating the disqualification process.
Given the choice, these MLAs, including Prasanna Kumar Reddy, Bala Nagi Reddy (both from TDP), Srikanth Reddy, Amarnath Reddy, Konda Sureka and Adi Narayana Reddy (from Congress) will prefer to submit their resignations rather than end up being disqualified, the sources added. (INN)
No time frame for action against rebel MLAs: Dy.Speaker
2011/12/16 7:54:39 Assembly Deputy Speaker Batti Vikramarka on Thursday stated that the Constitution has not fixed any time frame for taking action against 16 MLAs under the Anti Defection Act, who defied the party whip and voted against the Kiran Kumar Reddy government during the No Confidence Motion introduced by the Telugu Desam Party.
Talking to media persons after inaugurating the South zone national ranking Table Tennis championship at Cherkuri Subba Rao Gannemma Gardens in Rajahmundry, Vikramarka said that Speaker Nadendla Manohar would take a final decision on the disqualification of rebel MLAs petition after seeking explanation from them.
However, he said that the Constitution has not fixed any time frame for initiating disciplinary action against the rebel MLAs. The Speaker can disqualify them under the relevant Act, after seeking explanation. (INN)
2011/11/16 17:20:11 Congress MLA from Station Ghanpur T Rajaiah and an independent MLA from Ramagundam constituency Somarapu Satyanarayana on Wednesday stated that they would appear before Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar after November 22 to explain their position over resignations submitted for the cause of Telangana statehood.
Assembly Secretary S Raja Sadaram on Wednesday called both the MLAs asking them to meet the Speaker regarding their resignations. However, the MLAs said that since they are participating in Telangana Sadhana Padayatra, they would appear before the Speaker after November 22.
It may be mentioned that Rajaiah and Satyanarayana have joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi after resigning from the Congress party over the Telangana statehood issue. While Rajaiah was elected on a Congress ticket in 2009 elections, Satyanarayana was elected as an independent was supporting the Congress party as an associate member.
According to sources, the Speaker might seek clarification over their resignations from MLAs' post and dispose their petition. (INN)
2011/8/26 4:04:13 A day after accepting their resignation from the party's primary membership, the Congress party on Friday intensified efforts to ensure that the Speaker Nadendla Manohar accepts their resignations from the assembly membership.
Government Whip Kondru Murali on Friday met the Speaker N Manohar at his chambers requesting him to take severe action all 29 MLAs who have switched loyalties to the YSR Congress party. He informed the Speaker that the Congress party has already accepted the MLAs' resignation from the primary membership. Therefore, technically, 26 Congress MLAs are not the members of Congress Legislature Party anymore.
Kondru Murali's briefing appears to have clarified lot of things for the Speaker. The Congress tried to convince the Speaker that unlinke the Telangana MLAs whose resignations were rejected on the grounds that those who resigned were 'emotionally surcharged', these 29 rebels have lot of other reasons including 'political blackmail' that led them to sumbit their resignations.
Later talking to reporters, Murali said that the Congress was ready for by-polls in case the Speaker accepts the resignation of 29 MLAs. He said most of the MLAs who have resigned in favour of Jagan Mohan Reddy are now regretting their decision and wants to come back to the Congress party. He asked those rebel MLAs to meet the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy or PCC chief Botsa Narayana and they might reconsider taking them back into the Congress.
Specifically mentioning about the rebel MLAs - K Bharati and Krishna Das of Srikakulam district, Murali said both will lose their deposits. He said the Congress was fully prepared for by-polls which would be fought on the slogan of corruption. (INN)
Speaker asks for verification of pro-Jagan MLAs signatures
2011/8/26 8:45:31 Legislative Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Friday instructed the Assembly Secretary to verify the signatures of 29 MLAs who have submitted resignations in protest against the inclusion of YSR's name in the FIR registered by the CBI against Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case.
The Speaker, who attended the office in the legislative assembly premises on Friday, took decisions on several issues which remained pending due to his officials tours. Regarding the anti-defection case against TDP MLA N Prasanna Kumar Reddy, the Speaker has asked him to appear in person on Aug 29th (Monday) at 4 pm. He is facing the charges of defecting to Congress party after being elected on TDP ticket. Sources say that the Speaker may pronounce his ruling on Monday.
Sources say that the Speaker Nadendla Manohar has also initiated the process of studying the fresh resignations submitted by the Telangana leaders. Meanwhile, suspended TDP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy along with his colleagues visited the assembly premises on Friday and distributed red roses among the staff and security personnel seeking their support for the Telangana state. According to sources, the fresh resignations submitted by the Telangana MLAs were also under the active considerations of the Speaker and he might take a decision soon.
Regarding pro-Jagan MLAs, the Speaker has asked the Assembly Secretary to verify the MLAs' signatures on the resignation letters with the original ones. Sources say that the Speaker might take a decision by next week. The Speaker has also decided to remove the Assembly Media Point with immediate effect. However, the same would be active only when the assembly is in session. (INN)
2011/12/19 17:22:43 State Legislative Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Monday served a show cause notice to 16 MLAs of the Congress party who defied the party whip and voted in favour of No Confidence Motion.
The notices were served following the petition submitted by Congress party whip Kondru Murali Mohan on December 12 seeking their disqualification for violating the party whip. The MLAs have joined the YSR Congress party and voted against the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government during the No Confidence Motion on December 5.
The Speaker has asked the MLAs to give their explanations by December 29. The MLAs have been given the choice of submitting their explanation either in writing or in person to the Speaker. The MLAs who have been served notices are Konda Surekha, Kapu Ramchandra Reddy, Gurunath Reddy, B Srinivas Reddy, P Subhash Chandrabose, Balaraju, Dharmana Krishna Das, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, Srikhanth Reddy, Amarnath Reddy, M Sucharita, Srinivasulu, P Ramakrishna Reddy, Chenna Keshav Reddy, Prasada Raju and Golla Babu Rao.
Earlier in the day, Allagadda MLA Shobha Nagi Reddy met the Speaker over the violation of party whip issued by the Praja Rajyam Party on the same issue. The Speaker has asked her to submit the explanation by December 27. (INN)
2012/2/29 2:05:47 Telugu Desam Deputy floor leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu on Wednesday appealed to Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar to disqualify Congress MLAs who switched loyalties to YSR Congress Party under the Anti-Defection Law.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point after a delegation of TDP members submitted a memorandum to the Speaker on the issue, he said that the TDP MLAs have appealed to the Speaker to initiate action against the Jagan group MLAs as the inordinate delay in taking decision would send wrong message. Despite completion of hearing, he asked as to why the Speaker was reluctant to disqualify the MLAs under the Anti Defection Law. "This will amount to violation of constitution by Speaker,” he pointed out.
Gali also asked the Speaker to explain as to why the merger process of Praja Rajyam got delayed despite the Election Commission issuing a letter. He alleged that the Speaker was delaying the announcement on the merger process as the PRP Chief K Chiranjeevi would have to be sent back from front rows in the House to back seats.
Gali said that the delegation also appealed to the Speaker to take steps for conducting business in the House in a harmonious way instead of adjourning it frequently on flimsy reasons. He appealed to the Speaker to convene evening sessions of House to discuss on important issues.
He said that the delegation asked the Speaker to allot one third of time for the main opposition party during discussion on public issues. He said that the Speaker assured to look into all the issues and act as per the rules and regulations of House. (INN)
2011/11/12 6:31:56 Legislative Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar is likely to announce his decision on the disqualification petitions filed by the Congress and Telugu Desam Party against their MLAs who are now sailing with the YSR Congress party.
According to sources, the Speaker may decide the fate of MLAs Prasanna Kumar Reddy and Bal Nagi Reddy, who jumped to the Congress camp after being elected on TDP tickets. However, both of them switched loyalties to the YSR Congress party after the death of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. While Prasanna Kumar was elected from Kovvur in Nellore district, Bal Nagi Reddy represents Mantralaya assembly segment of Kurnool district.
Similarly, the Speaker may also announce his decision regarding the disqualification of four MLAs who were elected on Congress ticket and another on Praja Rajyam Party ticket. The MLAs - Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy (Allagada), Konda Surekha (Parakala), Adi Narayana Reddy (Jammalamadu), G Srikanth Reddy (Rayachoti) and A Amarnath Reddy (Rajampet) are now with the YSR Congress party.
Following disqualification petitions filed by the respective parties, the Speaker served notices and also got the replies from the MLAs concerned. Sources say that the Speaker may announce his decision on these long-pending petitions on November 14. (INN)
Congress MLAs waiting for Lok Sabha speakers decision
2011/7/29 3:21:36 After rejection of resignations of Legislators by Speaker Andhra Pradesh assembly N Manohar, the MPs from the Telangana region are waiting for the decision of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar of their resignations. By all likelihood the resignations by the MPs will also be rejected. In case the resignations are rejected then both MPs and MLAs will sit together to finalise the future course of action.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao has demanded all the MLAs from the region to resign again so pressurize the centre for creating separate state.
The Congress high command has advised the party legislators and MPs to refrain from resigning again on the ground that the party is engaged in consultation process over the issue.
Depending on the announcement of the decision by the Speaker Lok Sabha the Telangana Congress MLAs might announce their action plan regarding submission of resignations afresh.
According to sources, many of them are averse to resign again because the Congress leadership has told them in clear terms that they would be doing so at their own risk.
It is expected that the Lok Sabha Speaker and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha might take a decision on the resignations of the Telangana MPs during Monsoon Session of Parliament on Aug 1.(INN)
TRS MLAs resubmit resignations, move to pressurise others
2011/7/25 8:41:09 The Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Monday sought to build pressure on the MLAs belonging to the Congress and Telugu Desam Party to resubmitted their resignations by taking the lead and faxing the resignations of its 11 MLAs to the office of Speaker Nadendla Manohar.
Mr Manohar had on Saturday rejected the resignations of all the MLAs which were submitted from July 3 to July 5, stating that the decision to resign had been taken in an emotionally surcharged atmosphere.
The TRS bid to build pressure on the Congress and TDP MLAs to resubmit their resignations came as the ruling party MLAs failed to take a decision on the issue during a meeting held at Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddys residence on Sunday.
The TDP too has failed to take a decision on whether to resubmit the resignations of its MLAs.
However, four rebel TDP MLAs, led by Nagam Janardhan Reddy, had already faxed their resignations to the office of the Speaker.
It was clear that the TRS MLAs would resubmit their resignations after party president K Chandrasekhar Rao had said that his party Legislators would quit again.(INN)
12 TRS members suspended from the assembly for a day
2012/2/16 22:29:50 Twelve members of Telangana Rashtra Samithi were suspended from the State Legislative Assembly on Friday for a day for stalling the proceedings demanding resolution on separate Telangana.
As soon as the House met at 9 am, TRS members rushed to the Speaker's podium raising slogans of 'Jai Telangana'. They insisted that a resolution demanding separate Telangana be introduced in the House. After about three minutes, following pandemonium, Speaker Nadendla Manohar adjourned the House for half-an-hour.
Similar scenes were witnessed when the House re-assembled at 10.35 am. Having failed to convince the TRS members to resume their seats to take up regular business, the Speaker asked Legislative Affairs Minister D Sreedhar Babu to move a resolution to suspend TRS members.
Later, the Speaker announced the suspension of 12 TRS members from the House for a day. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party and CPI MLAs staged a walk-out in protest.
As announced earlier, the Telugu Desam Party members abstained from the House during the Question Hour. (INN)
2011/7/3 23:51:09 While, the Congress leaders dingdongs between discussions and resignation letters over Telangana issue, 33 MLAs of TDP have given them shock by submitting their resignation letters to Dy.Speaker of Assembly Mallu Batti Vikramarka on Monday morning. However, the current situation is indicating that it is a matter of time to submit the resignation letters of Congress MLAs, MPs and Ministers.
Jubilee Hills MLA Vishnu Vardhan Reddy is first to submit his resignation letter to Dy.Speaker today, but it was rejected because it is not in speakers format. Hence, he will once again submit his resignation letter to him in proper format.
The others who have submitted their resignation letters to Dy.speaker in proper format are:
Konda Surekha- Parakala constituency.
Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy- Bhupalapalli constituency faxed his letter from US to Dy.Speaker.
Revuri and KLR
Danwanthi- Warangal ZP Chair Person sent her resignation letter to district Collector.
Around 25 Telangana Congress MLAs and Ministers have reached Assembly to submit their resignation letters.
Nine Telangana Congress MPs who sought appointment of Lok Sabha Speaker have failed to meet her in the given time, hence she left home without meeting them. Now they are planning to meet her at home and submit their resignation letters.
TDP Telangana MPs are also waiting for Lok Sabha speaker to submit their resignation letters.
These developments certainly upset the State and Center and force them to find alternative for running the Government.
2012/1/29 14:33:19 Government Whip Kondru Murali Mohan will meet Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Monday seeking disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
Talking to reporters at his chambers in the State Legislative Assembly here on Sunday, Murali Mohan informed that he got a call from the Speaker's Secretariat to meet him on Monday. He said he would request the Speaker to disqualify the MLAs who voted in favour of No Confidence Motion against the government in violation of party whip.
Kondru Murali criticised the rebel MLAs for not responding to the Speaker's summons. He said ignoring the Speaker's summons was un-constitutional and disrespect to the legislature.
He claimed that a few MLAs, who have switched loyalties to the YSR Congress party, were now trying to come back to the Congress fold to avoid facing disqualification. However, he said the return of those MLAs would send wrong signals. Therefore, the Congress party has sealed the doors of their re-entry to facilitate their disqualification. He refused to disclose the names of MLAs who are trying to comeback.
Kondru Murali also denied reports that the Congress party was afraid of facing by-elections. He hoped the party would win all the seats which would fall vacant due to the disqualification of rebel MLAs.
Meanwhile, Praja Rajyam Party's whip Vanga Geetha would also meet the Speaker on Monday in connection with the disqualification petition of MLA Shobha Nagi Reddy, who joined the YSR Congress party. (INN)
2012/2/14 6:12:06 The Telangana Rashtra Samithi has accused Speaker Nadendla Manohar of bringing disrespect to the position that he holds.
Talking to reporters at media point, TRS MLA T Harish Rao alleged that the Speaker was misusing his office to benefit the ruling Congress party. He asked as to why the Speaker has not taken a decision on the rebel MLAs of the Congress party. Further, he said that the Speaker was deliberately not formalising the merger of Praja Rajyam Party with the Congress while giving the former as separate entity status in the House.
Harish Rao alleged that the Speaker was acting under pressure from the ruling party. He said all the Rules and Regulations of the House were being violated to favour the Congress.
TRS floor leader Etala Rajender demanded that the House adopts a resolution for the formation of Telangana region. He also criticised Telugu Desam Telangana Forum MLAs stating that they would not have dared to speak about separate Telangana, if TRS would not have been there.
Etala said that the TDP should now stop leveling allegations against the TRS of having benefitted from the Polavaram tenders. "The Polavaram tenders have been cancelled and therefore, all allegations too should be dropped," he demanded.
He asked the TDP MLAs to raise Telangana issue in the House and support the TRS, CPI and BJP in getting a resolution introduced in the House on separate Telangana.
MLAs K Taraka Rama Rao, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and other MLAs were also present. (INN)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi floor leader Etela Rajender on Wednesday alleged that the suspension of 11 TRS MLAs from the House for two days by Speaker Nadendla Manohar proved that the Assembly belonged to Seemandhra people.
Telangana Rashtra Samithi Deputy Floor Leader T Harish Rao on Friday condemned Speaker Nadendla Manohar’s action of suspending 12 TRS MLAs from the Assembly, who demanded that the government move a resolution on Telangana state in the House.
Speaker Nadendla Manohar breathes new life into MLAs political lives. He has rejected all the resignation letters of 64 MLAs submitted to him on Telangana cause. He stated the resignations were submitted in an emotional outburst, hence they can't be taken into consideration. The MLAs, who were in high tense all these days fearing approval of their resignation letters by speaker have a sigh of relief, with Speaker's decision.
Telugu Desam Deputy floor leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu on Wednesday appealed to Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar to disqualify Congress MLAs who switched loyalties to YSR Congress Party under the Anti-Defection Law.
Twelve members of Telangana Rashtra Samithi were suspended from the State Legislative Assembly on Friday for a day for stalling the proceedings demanding resolution on separate Telangana.
