Eight YSRCP MLAs in Andhra Pradesh Assembly were suspended on Thursday for three days up to March 23 when they stormed into the well of the House protesting against denial of mike to their leader, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, when he was speaking on the budget.
The YSRCP members trooped into the well several times demanding more time for Mr. Jagan to speak while Speaker Kodela Sivaprasad Rao, refused to concede saying he had been given enough time to speak. Ultimately the Speaker adjourned the House. When it reassembled an hour later, the ruckus continued forcing the Legislative Affairs Minister Y. Ramakrishnudu, to move a motion seeking suspension of eight MLAs for three days.
Amidst sloganeering against him, the Speaker announced suspension of G. Srikanth Reddy, Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy, G. Mutyala Naidu, Chirla Jaggireddy, P. Ramakrishna Reddy, Shivaprasad Reddy, Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao, and Shaikh Chand Basha. Marshals were called in to evict the members who put up strong resistance. Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy himself walked out in a huff followed by his colleagues.
Later a delegation of the YSRCP called on Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and lodged protest against the ‘unfair’ suspension of the party legislators.
